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*Impoorted from my Old Blog* the catheters on my chest (got another one on the right for back-up) my kuya's hand during the stem cell pheresis the stem cells that is being infused to me after being harvested from my brother  and  me on transplant day me I am finally home from  St. Luke's Medical Center  last Thursday after my  Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation  - my second to the last hope in my battle with  Acute Myelogenous Leukemia  (a miracle being the last hope). The procedure was done last March 3 - which we fondly called Day 0. My first day as a new person, given a new lease at life. I've been in the hospital for almost a month. I was given a high-dose chemotherapy regimen to prepare me for the transplant. I owe my life to my stem cell donor, my eldest brother Fidel. Thank you for sharing your blood with me - I can now literally and figuratively say that the same blood are flowing through our veins. Thank you - To my parents, whose emotional a

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant Schedule

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*Imported from my Old blog* hay, ayan at long last...after months (o sige, make that 5 months) of delay, finally!!! Transplant is on the way... Here's my sked, para di kayo magtaka kung nasan na naman ako...hihihi ;) February 19 - Admission to St. Luke's 21 - Hickman Cath implantation - surgery 23 - Consolidation Chemotherapy (1 week ata) March 3 - Transplant day (pwede mas matagal, as in 2,3 or more days, depende sa ma- provide/harvest na stem cells ng/sa aking brother-donor) After Transplant...Waitaing Game na...hayy Please pray for me...Kaya ko 'to, kaya natin 'to... I'll take this opp na rin to request sa mga mabubuting tao, na maraming dugo at pwedeng mag-donate...we need blood donors again, at mas crucial ang stage na ito kaya kailangan sana ng maraming dugo...I'm Type O+ right now, but once na-transplant na, my blood type will change to B+ kasi yun ang blood type ng kuya ko na donor...Basta, any blood type will do...Thanks in advance and Go

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