My Wife Has Leukemia

[PursuePeace]

This is great news.
She is a strong woman and you are a great husband.
Big hugs to you and your family.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Thanks for the update with great news.

Wishing you and your family all the best.

 

[oyarde]

Wish you all the best ! Thanksgiving will be here in three weeks .

 

[Swordsmyth]

That is good to hear, may GOD continue to bless you!

 

[osan]

Good morning RPF family...

I'm writing to let you all know that we just had the 6-month bone-marrow biopsy to test for any remaining leukemic cells. After 4 rounds of chemotherapy and a Stem Cell Transplant, the test shows that she has 0.0000 leukemic cells as of today. We have made it past the first 6-month hurdle, which is the highest risk for this leukemia, so we can breathe a little easier now. She will be taking chemo pills for the next two years, but at a low dose, so her hair has started to grow back! The daily struggle is hard. The meds she is still on kick her butt and make it very hard to eat still, but she is so damn tough. The doctors are happy and have eased back on some of the immuno-suppressants. Her immune system is still weak and she is still vulnerable to simple germs, much like a newborn baby, so all we need is time for her to build up antibodies and grow her natural immunities.

We will have another biopsy in 6 months or so, and do that until we hit the 3 year mark. If we can make it to 3 years, doctor says she can be cut loose and we have beaten this thing.

Thank you all again for your support, thoughts, and prayers.

This is the first I've seen of this. Sorry for the occurrence, glad for the outcome.

Bibi went through this in 2011. Stage IV breast cancer of a particularly aggressive form. Clean over seven years now.

I can well imagine what you went through. It's no fun watching someone you love go through this.

Send your girl my congratulations and fondest wishes for long, boring, and healthy life.

 

[Anti Globalist]

Thanks for the update. Wishing you and your wife well.

 

[jllundqu]

Good morning RPF family. I haven't posted in quite a long time. After my wife's battle with leukemia, I sorta just stopped posting anywhere, and then twitter became a thing...

Anyway, my wife is doing well... so well. We are almost at the 5+ year mark from beating this thing. Life has certainly changed for us. Had to sell our house and move to pay for all this madness, but we are doing ok. Ended up moving to middle of nowhere north texas (Oklahoma border) and have a few acres to play around on with animals and gardens.

This whole experience has been surreal. My wife found her faith again. She was a lapsed Catholic, but through her whole ordeal, she kept doing the sign of the cross, praying, and found the strength to beat this thing... we've been going to a very traditional Catholic Church that still does the Latin Mass (against the Pope's demands to cease and desist)... I became very good friends with our priest. We hang out a couple times a week and share a beer and talk about God. Suffice it to say that I, too, am now Catholic.

I will try and post more often here.

To those of you who donated to us when we needed it... from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU. Not a single penny was wasted and every bit went to taking care of my wife and children.

God bless you all, RPF.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Good morning RPF family. I haven't posted in quite a long time. After my wife's battle with leukemia, I sorta just stopped posting anywhere, and then twitter became a thing...

Anyway, my wife is doing well... so well. We are almost at the 5+ year mark from beating this thing. Life has certainly changed for us. Had to sell our house and move to pay for all this madness, but we are doing ok. Ended up moving to middle of nowhere north texas (Oklahoma border) and have a few acres to play around on with animals and gardens.

This whole experience has been surreal. My wife found her faith again. She was a lapsed Catholic, but through her whole ordeal, she kept doing the sign of the cross, praying, and found the strength to beat this thing... we've been going to a very traditional Catholic Church that still does the Latin Mass (against the Pope's demands to cease and desist)... I became very good friends with our priest. We hang out a couple times a week and share a beer and talk about God. Suffice it to say that I, too, am now Catholic.

I will try and post more often here.

To those of you who donated to us when we needed it... from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU. Not a single penny was wasted and every bit went to taking care of my wife and children.

God bless you all, RPF.

I have to admit, when I saw this thread bumped up, I dreaded the worst.

That is great news, sorry to hear about all the upheaval, but it sounds like you made the best of it.

Of course...Texas and all...if owned Hell and Texas, I'd live in Hell and rent Texas.

Seriously, I am glad to hear that.

I hate to speak for either of them, but if you wanted to pay some prayers forward, Phill4Paul and pcosmar could both use some right now.

Keep in touch.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Good morning RPF family. I haven't posted in quite a long time. After my wife's battle with leukemia, I sorta just stopped posting anywhere, and then twitter became a thing...

Anyway, my wife is doing well... so well. We are almost at the 5+ year mark from beating this thing. Life has certainly changed for us. Had to sell our house and move to pay for all this madness, but we are doing ok. Ended up moving to middle of nowhere north texas (Oklahoma border) and have a few acres to play around on with animals and gardens.

This whole experience has been surreal. My wife found her faith again. She was a lapsed Catholic, but through her whole ordeal, she kept doing the sign of the cross, praying, and found the strength to beat this thing... we've been going to a very traditional Catholic Church that still does the Latin Mass (against the Pope's demands to cease and desist)... I became very good friends with our priest. We hang out a couple times a week and share a beer and talk about God. Suffice it to say that I, too, am now Catholic.

I will try and post more often here.

To those of you who donated to us when we needed it... from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU. Not a single penny was wasted and every bit went to taking care of my wife and children.

God bless you all, RPF.

Great to hear that she has beat it. A friend of mine went through this with his wife, and it has been around 16 years since she had her first treatments. Leukemia can be beat. Moving is always an adventure in itself!

 

[Swordsmyth]

Good news.

 

[Anti Globalist]

Good morning RPF family. I haven't posted in quite a long time. After my wife's battle with leukemia, I sorta just stopped posting anywhere, and then twitter became a thing...

Anyway, my wife is doing well... so well. We are almost at the 5+ year mark from beating this thing. Life has certainly changed for us. Had to sell our house and move to pay for all this madness, but we are doing ok. Ended up moving to middle of nowhere north texas (Oklahoma border) and have a few acres to play around on with animals and gardens.

This whole experience has been surreal. My wife found her faith again. She was a lapsed Catholic, but through her whole ordeal, she kept doing the sign of the cross, praying, and found the strength to beat this thing... we've been going to a very traditional Catholic Church that still does the Latin Mass (against the Pope's demands to cease and desist)... I became very good friends with our priest. We hang out a couple times a week and share a beer and talk about God. Suffice it to say that I, too, am now Catholic.

I will try and post more often here.

To those of you who donated to us when we needed it... from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU. Not a single penny was wasted and every bit went to taking care of my wife and children.

God bless you all, RPF.

Great news. As someone whose grandma died from leukimia back in the early 2000, it warms my heart whenever I hear someone was able to beat it.