Two Boxes and 21 Days

While it has been some time since my last posting, everything is going very well and activity is being reduced. I should have written, "all is well as of today", about every 10 days.

Two Boxes. This is my way of looking at the medical treatments now taking place.

• First box holds all the activities to treat the cancer, multiple myilomia. With the cancer, currently, in remission there is little activity going on in this box. Medication to keep new stem cells grafted and functioning. That's all!
• Second box holds all the activities to keep Michael healthy. This becomes a "Catch 22" as drugs are used to prevent cell rejection or new cells fighting old cells. This creates side effects and meds are given to control the side effects. But, these medications have side effects that require attention and more drugs. There is good news is this circular situation, as each drug is be slowly reduced in dosage and kept in balance ratio. A tapering process that will approach zip, zero, nada!
  

The 21 Days is the estimated time line for Michael's release and return to Anchorage. Here he will be under the watchful eye of Dr. Max, his initial oncologist. Medication will continue for several years to forever. After one year, Michael and his medical advisers can start to plan on repair of his degraded vertebra and other bodily repairs.

Things look a lot better now, as opposed, to the summer of 2007.