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Our son, Nico, was diagnosed with HR pre-B ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) on January 2, 2013. This is a record of Nico's progress.

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12/27/2014

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Nico seems improved. He is smiling and laughing again. He expresses an interest in food although he does not actually eat yet. It seems we have watched Max and Ruby for about 23 hours today (OK, I’m exaggerating). But I prefer Max and Ruby to watching a pale and bloated version of my child sleep all day. His counts are still very low, however. His neutrophil count is basically holding steady at zero. So he is at high risk for a bacterial infection. His hemoglobin and hematocrit remain very low as well. He is bordering levels that historically required a blood transfusion, which we prefer to avoid. But Nico’s monocytes and platelets are increasing and this signals that his bone marrow is considering a recovery soon.

I cannot imagine that there is a nicer room in the hospital than ours. But there is really no such thing as a nice room on a pediatric oncology unit. And Nico is not allowed to leave this space. Even the best room in the house starts to feel like a prison when you cannot leave it. Nico, who definitely has at least one virus, poses a deadly risk to the other kids here. No one comes into our room without a mask, paper gown and gloves. Everything that comes into our room is treated as hazardous when it leaves. We would not recognize any of our nurses or doctors since all we have seen are their eyes. This gets tiring after a few days.

As mentioned, we are right across from the helipad. I think this is more exciting for me than for Nico. This is how I passed time over the last few days. There are a few different helicopters that land here. I am assuming I have watched at least a few different pilots come and go. I have watched long enough that I notice that each pilot flies a little differently. I do not know why. Maybe it depends on the level of urgency, purpose, the time of day or night, or just their personal style? Anyway, I would love to liken this observation to our journey through treatment, our different doctors, nurses, and how strange and nuanced healthcare actually is, but I think I am delirious from cabin fever, head congestion and lack of sleep.

Hoping for better counts tomorrow.
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Aunt Casa
12/27/2014 12:02:18 pm

Love you sweet little boy and wonderful parents!

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Jianwei Sun
12/29/2014 12:12:06 pm

Hello, Shannon,Jeff, and Nico,

We are thinking about your guys all the time, I am sorry that you have to spend so many days in hospital this time. I can totally understand your feelings as we stayed more than 2 weeks when Lucas is in his final two weeks of DI stage. He stayed ANC 0 for about 2 weeks before it came back.

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2/16/2020 12:40:21 am

This battle of Nico is a battle of all children who are suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I am praying that he will soon get better because hr deserves to play outside that four corner of his room in the hospital. He needs to keep on fighting because we want to see him live his own life in the way he wants. As parents, you guys are nothing but strong people. I cannot imagine myself being in such a hard situation like where you are right now.

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