Day + 10 - April 4, 2006

Not a lot to write tonight. A very typical hurry up and wait type day. The little man is holding his own. He is gaining a little weight due to his Intravenous feeding aka Total Parental Nutrition (TPN). This stuff is all your food groups, vitamins and minerals in an I.V. bag. Long term it plays havoc on the liver, but since Jack is not eating it is necessary.
It's time to introduce some of the players responsible for helping Jack get his BMT. To the left is Dr. Bunin or as Jack calls her Dr. Bunny Rabbit she is Director of Stem Cell Transplantaion. We met with her last year and again the beginning of this year. She and her team have been awesome. She really did her homework and research with Jack since he is the first N.E.M.O. patient to be transplanted at CHOP. Jack is also the 1st N.E.M.O. patient to recieve an unrelated Bone Marrow Transplant. Anyway, Dr. Bunin is one of the sharpest tools in the shed. That is Dr. Norris to right of Jack, she is one of the fellows in BMT unit. I have not officially met her, but I understand she's a really nice person and pretty smart too.
Of course we still see the Big Man, Dr. Orange but as he said it's in the hands of Dr. Bunin and her team. There is a picture of Jack & Dr. O on transplant day. He came by to celebrate Jack's new birthday with him. Over the next few days we'll talk about some of Jack's nurses.