We are too stumped for words to describe our reaction to the results today. Utmost relief? Profound gratitude? Totally overwhelmed! For the first time since the diagnosis of this frightening disease we can let our guard down to some extent and appreciate the effort it takes to face up to a disease of this nature. Dr Juliana informed us that a full recovery is now very likely within the next few months! Lliam’s tests came back as follow: hemoglobin 107, white blood cell count 3.93, neutrophil count 2.26 and a platelet count of 51. This means that his neutrophil count is now within lower normal range. His hemoglobin count is almost there (115 the target as lower normal). His platelet count is probably closer to 70 based on a physical examination of the slides. The lower normal count for platelets is 150, but we know by now that the platelets will be the last to recover and the trend is overwhelmingly positive.
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