Just wanted to check in for a quick update. Ian finished his last dose of chemo last night and the cumulative effects are definitely kicking in. He has slept most of the past two days, feeling very weak and low energy. His liver counts go up and down. I'm thankful they are going down as well as up, and the doctors don't seem too concerned. The DLI is scheduled to happen in 5 days. That is the wild card right now, as they are planning to give him his brother's T cells until he experiences GVHD (graft vs. host disease - which is the only way to know they may have achieved GVL - graft vs. leukemia). The girls are still playing happily in Sacramento, though starting to miss us. God bless our amazing friends who are taking such good care of them. Any pictures of Ian right now would be too depressing, so I'll leave you with one of Asha yesterday. That smile is priceless!!!
Happy this phase has been completed and will continue to hold you in my heart and prayers for the next phase. Asha looks great; she always loves animals! Love,Sumati
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