§ The Limbo Dance: signifying an emergence from death to life. §
12 August 2016: an email update to friends and rellies – Heads up!! John’s going in!!
Dear all,
Just to let you know that John is preparing to go into hospital next Tuesday, 16 August, ready for a stem cell transplant the following week, on Wednesday 24 August.
Comms
To keep everyone updated and avoid a mountain of individual correspondence, I am sending an email to myself and bcc-ing everyone in, so that you know what’s happening and don’t all get to be overloaded with everyone’s email addresses. I plan to send update emails as often as I can for those of you who want them. If you’d rather not get the emails, please let me know – thanks.
Preparing for the transplant
John went to the hospital yesterday to have a Hickman Line put in ready for the delivery of the chemo needed in the first week to blast his immune system, and then to receive the donor stem cells, plus, of course any other drug or potions they decide to give him intravenously. The procedure went very well and he is feeling very well in himself, which is all good news. He is aiming not to do any work now until his transplant is all done, but he is already bored and champing at the bit to do bits and pieces!!
What next?
We expect John to be in hospital for about 4 – 6 weeks, depending on how things go. He will be in isolation for some of that time, and we have yet to establish visiting rights – apologies to all those of you who have been asking!! As soon as we know who can visit and when I will let you know.
With love, Anne