Chemo - Day 1

Here we go again, I am all checked in at hotel Brigham and Womens..lol  I will begin chemo tonight around 8pm and be here until Saturday afternoon.  I have received information from my stem cell doctor this week that they do NOT have an adult match for me, but they do have 2 cord blood matches which I was told is a miracle.  I know so many of you have offered to be checked as a match but unless you are Italian, Portuguese, french and Indian with the same blood type and tissue type there is no way you would match.  There are 15 million people in the donor bank and no one matched me, which why would they this whole process has not been easy for me so why start now.. At least I have some type of match..So your probably asking what the difference is between the two...well with the cord blood transplants its a much longer healing process.  The cells are immature cells and don't know how to fight off any infections where as adult cells already know the difference between good and bad cells and know how to fight.  I will now be in the hospital for 6 weeks during transplant which sucks because I will not be allowed to see Cole thank god for technology these days!!!  Also the recovery time takes longer and I will not be allowed back out into public for 8-12 months! I am currently scheduled for the week of May 9th for transplant as long as my next scan which will be in about 2 weeks shows less than 70% of tumors...I will keep you all posted as I receive more information.

Don't forget this Sunday 10-6pm Backstage Hair Studio in Peabody, ma will be having a Cut-A-Thon to help raise money for The Danielle Yagjian Fund.....Thank you to all the girls for your support!