Monday, May 21st Day 0

Hi Everyone,

Well, the transplant was tonight and all went well.  Now to back up to this morning.  Rick went to UofM before 8 a.m. to donate.  It took until 1p.m. to finish his part.  They told him not to bend over or lift anything heavy for three days.  That is because his spleen is very enlarged due to the donating of the stem cells and it could rupture if he isn’t careful.  I know that he will heed the warnings and take it easy!!

Then at 4p.m. Mike had to have Radiation which took about 2 hours.  He was concerned about the radiation and we were all praying that he would get through it and the transplant would be able to be done today.  Well, after his Radiation treatment they did the BMT.  Mom talked to him about 9p.m. and he was totally exhausted.  I didn’t call him tonight.  I just talked to mom and got the scoop because I think Mike needed to go to sleep after such a big day.

So tomorrow is DAY 1!!  The first day of Mike’s new life.  Please continue to pray for him as there are side effects and such that he will need to get through.  Bruce and I are hoping to go see him on Thursday this week.  Mom is hoping to get down to UofM in the next couple days. 

Thanks for all of your prayers.  You don’t realize what it means to all of us to have such great support from our family and friends.  I will call Mike tomorrow afternoon and let you know how his ‘Day 1′ is going.

love, Ann

2 Responses to “Monday, May 21st Day 0”

  1. Erwin Franz Says:

    Wishing Mike the best possible recovery!

    – Laura, Arian, Andrea and Erwin.

  2. Margaret A. Kagerer Says:

    Dear Family and Friends -An addition to Ann’s info. If Rick did not have enough cells Mon. for Mike, he would have to go through his part on Tu. He said the Dr. gave him A-plus because he had all the cells Mike needed and Rick is through with his part!
    The Dr. then asked Rick about his work and his reply was that he and his wife own an Ace Hardware, and he does what she tells him to do! That’s when the Dr. told him to take precautions because of his enlarged spleen.
    Thanks you all for your love, prayers and concern. Prayers must continue as the next few weeks are critical. Thank you. God bless you. Love, Tan
    (Mike’s mom, also known as Grandma Tanny or GT)

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