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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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2/3/2013

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On Friday Nico had his second bone marrow biopsy and another lumbar puncture (spinal tap) with another injection of chemo into his cerebrospinal fluid. The results of the biopsy are very important, as they will determine whether he is average or high risk, but we likely won’t know until Wednesday. As soon as we know we will post here. We asked the oncologist the percentage of blast cells in his first bone marrow biopsy and he told us 100%. He told us that the blast cells were so dense that they could not be aspirated, which is why he performed a punch biopsy. This scared us to no end, but he assures us that this has no prognostic value whatsoever. After the biopsy on Friday, the physician reported that the marrow was liquid (as it should be), so that is good. Also, from Nico’s lab results (from his weekly blood draw), his marrow appears to be making healthy blood cells. His platelets were in the normal range and his neutrophil count was very close to normal. This is great news for numerous reasons, but we are mostly relieved that he is not at such a high-risk for infection, and we might actually be able to let people in our house again. This past month has been very isolating.

Again we want to tell everyone how much we appreciate your support. I started to try and thank everyone individually on this site and the post got too long. We are really deeply touched by all the support and love. Thank you.


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