Phillip Branch

October 22, 2008

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Filed under: Phillip — cancer @ 9:56 pm

This leukaemia develops quickly and needs to be treated urgently.  Phil was told on a Wednesday and had to report to hospital the next day to begin treatment.

Although Phil is in remission at this stage there is a 70-80% chance that the leukaemia will return in around two years time.  Phil’s doctor has told him that his best chance is for a stem cell transplant go on is viagra available over the counter in australia.  This should increase his chances for a cure to around 60%.  Far better odds!

At the present time his brother and sister are being tested to see if they are a match for him.  We have our fingers and toes crossed.

A family update

Filed under: Family — cancer @ 9:45 pm
Nicholas is five and now in Reception at Highbury Primary School.  He is enjoying school both learning and playing with his friends. 
Nathan is three and really wants to go to school with his big brother!  He is so close to kindy age and growing up really fast with an older brother to follow acheter cialis!
They have both been very good children and coped really well with not being able to see their Dad for such a long time.  When Phil got home from hospital Nathan was jumping up and down like Tigger saying ”Daddy home, Daddy home”.  The first thing Nicholas asked was for Daddy to help him with the PC. 
On the train at Port Adelaide train museum

On the train at Port Adelaide train museum

Welcome to my blog – my first posting

Filed under: Phillip — cancer @ 9:24 pm
Hi all
Thank you for all your nice comments of support.  I have completed my first stage of chemotherapy (induction) and have been advised that I am currently in remission.  Over the next couple of months I will be having two post-induction bouts of chemotherapy.  Thankfully these should happen as an outpatient – all things going well where to buy kamagra oral jelly in canada.
Here I am in my isolation ward – I can tell you it was an extremely boring 4 weeks.  Thankfully my recovery was ‘rampant’ and I left earlier than expected which was great.
Love those socks!

Love those socks!

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