Celeste had a CT scan yesterday that showed the lymphoma that was killed by the last treatment grew back. After spending most of yesterday in the LDS Hospital outpatient Blood/Marrow Clinic for testing, Celeste was sent home with portable oxygen and a home oxygen supplier was sent to the house. After being home for only a couple of hours, Celeste vomitted all her medication and spiked a fever, she returned to the hospital late last night.
At about 8:00 tonight, Celeste will be given another round of chemotherapy. Her doctors are concerned about her cancer cells being immune to treatment, especially when so much chemo has been admistered recently - they told us this has a small chance of success. Celeste has continued to feel that she needs to fight this cancer and move forward with her life - she feels that she will get through this, but she especially needs your prayers and faith tonight. Miracles do happen. Please pray that the chemotherapy treatment will work, and that her transplant team will be able to get one of her matched donors here quickly, it is taking too long.
Thank you for all of your love and support.
Absolutely...big prayers for you, Celeste. We pray for you to have the comfort and strength from the Spirit that you need at this time. We love you, Aunt Nancy and Uncle Val
ReplyDeleteare we allowed to get tested to see if we are a match even if we are not family?
ReplyDeleteGood question - the typing takes so long that once siblings have been tested they go straight to the national registry to find matches from people who have already been through the process. They didn't even test her parents.
DeleteWhat family and friends can do is donate blood or platelets, she continues to need a lot of transfusions. It may not go directly to her, but the bank needs to be replenished. Thank you for being so willing to help!
It is amazing the battles she has fought and with such bravery and endurance. From the sound of it she was quite the fighter. We surely are sad for what you are now going through. We have prayed and prayed as a family for her and your family's comfort. Our children never forget her. We are here for you all!
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