Continued Progress: The Disappearing Warts

September 21st - September 28th

I am writing the blog while on the road again, in my hotel room watching Monday night football. But I will be focused just long enough to update everyone on Camryn. Last Friday was a very long day for both Camryn and Lee Ann. Lee Ann was the schedule keeper moving Camryn from medical appointment to medical appointment throughout the day at Vanderbilt. Camryn saw more medical specialists that day than most of us will see in a lifetime. By the end of the day she was one exhausted patient and ready to do anything that was not associated with a hospital or doctors. The reports regarding the functionality of her organs look good with no major concerns; specifically the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and eyes. Before Camryn began her chemotherapy over three months ago, Lee Ann and I signed forms giving our consent to so many documents stating the risks associated with chemotherapy, it was enough to almost second guess what you were doing. But for Camryn, there were no other options to reverse her medical condition; a bone marrow transplant was the only way. Now, nearly 100 days post transplant, which is actually this Friday, we have seen miraculous physical changes in Camryn with the disappearance of about 80% of her warts; something we wondered if ever that would be possible. Tomorrow, during Camryn's medical appointment, she will find out what day her surgery is scheduled to remove her venous catheter. Camryn has been so patient with everything and the last month she has been the perfect patient easily taking all of her medications. She yearns to simple things again, such as going to the mall, hanging out with friends, or just being out in public. The one thing we don't want to do is to jeopardize all of her great progress. We still have to be very careful with her. Nothing has changed with her "isolation"; No school, church, movies, shopping, etc, until January. This is hard for Camryn to hear and to understand because she looks great, feels great, and is ready to resume living her life. Remember, three more months kiddo, you are halfway there. Be patient, be a patient with patience!
Pictures next week, sorry for the delay.