Angie & Jim

A Few Updatesby Jim

1: Angie met with the oncologist today for the final word on her biopsy results. The short answer: Benign! They are calling it a Myelolipoma, which is “a rare, benign tumor made up of mature adipose tissue and some hematopoietic elements” …i.e, a little blob of fat cells encompassing some bone-marrow-wanna-be cells that think they’re supposed to be making new blood. Our bodies are weird.

2: As many of you know, we have officially started a new transplant evaluation, so the months ahead are going to be packed with appointments. A few family members expressed an interest in following all the details of the process, but we don’t want to inundate anyone who just wants to stay abreast of major or emergent medical issues. Thus, we’re starting a new category in this blog: “Transplant Process“. If you want to read about all the doctor visits, trainings, meetings, tests, and procedures along the way, you can keep an eye on this category. Otherwise, stick with just the “Hospital Updates” entries.

3: We have also received requests from loved ones who want to visit us, especially once we are no longer allowed to travel. Whitney asked that we put together a calendar indicating when we (and our guest room) are available. If you want access to that calendar, let us know and we’ll send you a link.