Latest Tests Good

Jill continues to prepare for her next treatment. Her doctor performed a biopsy of her bone marrow. It remains cancer-free and they can now go ahead with plans for radiation. The radiation staff is preparing a plan for treatment and she should start the radiation sometime this week. The plan is to give her 5 treatments of radiation per week for about 8 weeks. They will irradiate nearly all of her lymph nodes. Jill will get the treatment entirely in Boise so it will be convenient and less taxing than having to go to another treatment center as she did last year. The doctors will reassess at the end of this period and decide what additional treatments are needed.

Jill is feeling quite well. She continues to receive occasional blood transfusions to maintain enough red blood cells. She has much more energy and feels better after they give her blood. Jill, Sylvia and Scott are enjoying the nicer early spring weather in Boise by walking whenever they can.

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