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Bone Marrow Biopsy & A Buzz Cut

by Kristin Lowe
11/27/2019

Yesterday afternoon Kristin underwent her 2nd Bone Marrow Biopsy procedure of the month. The original procedure, which was used to confirm her diagnosis, was done 14 days ago, and this was a shceduled follow-up. The reason for doing another bone marrow biopsy at this stage is to determine the effectiveness... [READ MORE]

Two weeks and counting

by Kristin Lowe
11/23/2019

Today marks two weeks since Kristin was admitted, and optimistically speaking we will be here another 21+ days. Kristin has another 12 days of treatment scheduled in addition to undergoing another bone marrow biopsy later this week. After she completes all of her treatments, she will need at least a... [READ MORE]

Treatment Update

by Kristin Lowe
11/22/2019

Late Wednesday night Kristin finished her first course of chemotherapy. For those of you interested in such things, it was called a "7+3" which consisted of 2 different chemo drugs administed over the course of a week. This chemotherapy course required her to be hooked up to the IV pump 24/7... [READ MORE]