I was privileged to be at the hospital for Christi's stem cell transplant along with much of our family yesterday. It was a sweet time for us and mind boggling to think about the potential in that little bag of cells, which included 483 MILLION stem cells, TWICE as many as they needed! We feel certain that "Hilda", the donor, sent her strongest, most potent cells!
I stayed overnight with Christi and she had a rough night, experiencing nausea and pain resulting from her previous chemo, but meds allowed her some sleep. The doctor said that the leukemia situation looks good today and that her blasts are down. Christi had a sonogram this afternoon just to make sure that there are no surprises regarding the pain in her stomach and esophagus. Marcia came back up this morning, and Anna and Sayre visited, too. Christi was able to visit with us and has been pretty comfortable this afternoon, just a little sleepy. After a nap, Christi was feeling pretty well and we took a walk to the end of the hall and got a good view through a window of the outdoors. We sat and talked while waiting on Eugene and Rachel to arrive. After visiting with them for a while, Christi walked back to her room. All in all, a pretty good day.
Looking forward to day 2!
Marianna, Christi's #2 sister
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