An update

So since I last posted, there have been a few developments. I'm not if I'd mentioned that I was having headaches, but three days ago I had a CAT scan to see if there were any irregularities in my brain. From the CAT scan the answer was no, unless you thought I was lacking in that department (ha!). But the headaches kept persisting. So I urged my doctor to give me an MRI. First off, let me say that an MRI is a claustrophobic persons nightmare. It took many muscle relaxing pills to get me into that machine. Yesterday, one of the doctors on my team came by to say that they did find an abnormality in the brain and that it's either an infection or CNS which is where the leukemia makes its way into the central nervous system. To determine this I had to do a spinal tap. So last night I had the pineal tap done...it was painful. When the needle gets stuck in the spine, it can snag a nerve and that's what happened a couple of times. So during this procedure, the doc removed 20 cc's of brain fluid and injected 5 cc's of chemo. This morning I was told that it is CNS. Rest assured though. This is very treatable and I'm working with the best team in the country. Just in case you weren't aware, years ago most to all bone marrow transplants never survived. But there was a doctor in Seattle who kept at it and revolutionized this practice. The team of doctors that are working with my fight have all studied under this doctor.

In short, I'm not changing my timeline and look to be better than ever soon enough.

Thank you for all the support. And I will continue to provide updates.

Much love!

Z