A tough day with a great ending!

On Tuesday night we were admitted to Jackson for stem cell collection the following day. It was a rough day for our Gaby. She got another central line placed in her groin because the other central line that she has (broviac) was not big enough for the stem cell collection. During the procedure, they also did the bone marrow test. Soon after the procedure they began collecting the stem cells. This collection could have taken anywhere between 1 to 3 days depending on how many of these stem cells they collected. Well, our prayers were definetely answered. They were able to collect 50 million stem cells!! Good enough for about 10 transplants and we were able to go home the same day.We did have a problem after we got home and that is why I didn't post or was able to answer text messages. When I got home, one of her lines from her broviac was not flushing. I ended up at Joe Dimaggio once again after being almost the whole day at Jackson. It was fixed just by changing the tip of one of her lines which was exactly what I suspected. Gaby's pulse was higher than the norm and her temp was borderline. She almost got admitted but ER doctor decided that she didn't look sick and it could just be from everything she had gone through that day. Anyhow, enough said. Gaby is doing great. Her spirit and courage is incredible, she truly inspires me. Today, she is back home watching her princess movies and wanting me to dance with her the princess songs. Soon we will be testing to see how well the tumor is responding. I have faith and soon Melanie or myself will be posting the good news. I thank all of my prayer warriors, God is listening to us. God bless you all!!
Love,Mildred