Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Support Group
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), also known as acute myeloid leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells. Patients with AML usually present with symptoms such as fatigue, bleeding, infection, prompting medical attention. An abnormal blood test reading will then result in further testing in a hospital with a hematologist to determine AML.
Can someone give me a simple explanation what this means?
Today, I feel scared. My brother seems to be on a plateau and the word we get is the docs expect the progress to be slow and on the course it is taking. But I don't get to sit in on the sessions and every week he seems to need blood and platelets. This week he got two of each.
He relapsed after the BMT, is FLT3 positive, and back on the trial drug ASP2215 that helped get him ready for transplant.
This drug has been keeping the leukemia at bay in hopes that the new immune system can grow and take hold. It just seems to taking so long and I so wish we could get begin to see some real progress for him.
He is at home but life is still so limited by all this. He can't work and has to be careful about exposure.
My mom turns 90 on Thursday and all she can do is pray ----
Sorry, I need some support right now
Twilight
Today, I feel scared. My brother seems to be on a plateau and the word we get is the docs expect the progress to be slow and on the course it is taking. But I don't get to sit in on the sessions and every week he seems to need blood and platelets. This week he got two of each.
He relapsed after the BMT, is FLT3 positive, and back on the trial drug ASP2215 that helped get him ready for transplant.
This drug has been keeping the leukemia at bay in hopes that the new immune system can grow and take hold. It just seems to taking so long and I so wish we could get begin to see some real progress for him.
He is at home but life is still so limited by all this. He can't work and has to be careful about exposure.
My mom turns 90 on Thursday and all she can do is pray ----
Sorry, I need some support right now
Twilight
I dont use his name often because he is such a private person.
I'm do blessed to hear your brothersname is Dave because my family always prays for the Dave's. He is part of the collective that is Dave. Almighty God knows. So blessed to hear Dave was able to worship at church, what a blessing.
Praying
Julie