My brother, my hero
So I have to say that having one’s brother donate Bone Marrow in order to save one’s life is a pretty amazing thing. As things are getting closer for the transplant and now that Luc is here, I’m starting to see what an incredible experience this is. What’s incredible is that the doctors can take Luc’s healthy, happy stem cells and put them into my bare and barren marrow, (once all the pre-BMT chemo has blitzed the cancer and diseased cells) and that my body will use his happy cells to make me new happy cells. Now obviously bone marrow stem cell transplant is a little more complicated than my simple explanation but essentially that’s what we’re playing with. And I’m completely honoured to have my brother’s bone marrow. Of course, if he was a sickly thing it might be another matter but fortunately he’s young and buff and I figure his is probably some of the healthiest bone marrow going! Seriously though, I’m in awe of my brother at this moment and know I will be forever in his stem cell debt.
Filed under: cancer, T-cell Lymphoma, BMT on June 30th, 2008
Thank you, Luc! So will you also become buff and will your voice change? Just kidding! People are reading the blog from around the entire world!
Keep up the faith!
Love, Mom and Dad
I met your brother!! And I must say he is young and buff! I can tell by meeting him and knowing you that your parents truly raised terrific kids!
I see in one of your older blogs that Keiths birthday was recently?? Well do tell him Happy Birthday!
Remember if you need anything please call me!!
Julie
Here, here! Thank you Luc. What an amazing thing you are doing for Melu. I can only imagine that you’re wandering what all the fuss is about when the idea of not donating is out of the question!
Try to regularly keep up to date with what’s going on when Toby’s in bed and I’ve managed to do all my usual chores before bedtime.
Take care Melu, we’re thinking of you.
Sarah, Tom, Toby and the Moralee clan xxxx
To Our Darling Grandchildren,
Our thoughts are with you, we do so trust all will go
well ,when the big day arrives,
Here’s to a new radiant Melaine, a great big
thankyou to Luc, what a story to tell Isaac !
We hope you both come safely through the
amazing experience,back to normality
All our fondest love T.A.L.T
Grummns and Grandpa oxo oxo oxo oxo.
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You’re both my heroes! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all everyday. Your blog is incredible and I admire your positive, almost comical, take on this chemo endurance. We love you and hope the next stage is all happy cells! Big kiss to all your family xxx