Just got off the phone with Don. He had his stem cell transplant this morning, and reports that the doctors are thrilled with the success. Now the stem cells are expected to make their way to the marrow and begin the process of producing new, good, blood.
If this works, the recovery process is still lengthy. If it doesn't, the whole process starts anew, with another harvest of stem cells, more chemo/radiation etc. He is in good spirits, and thanks all for the well wishes. Doug Bill Owens wrote: > Some of you know Don, and others are aware of his work as director of the > photo weekends on GFM. Don was admitted to Emory University hospital in > Atlanta Monday for treatment of non Hodgskins Lymphoma. He has a week of IV > chemo 24/7, followed by transplantation of his own stem cells to aid in > strengthening his immune system. He'll be in the hospital for a month or > so, but is already looking forward to being on GFM for next spring's Nature > Photo Weekend. > > > Bill > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
