Jim has been in Seattle for a while now. All the preliminary tests and procedures have been done, and the doctors have pronounced him a good candidate for the stem cell therapy. However, he has developed a troublesome cough and fever. After numerous tests and cultures, the doctors can find no infection, and so they believe it is probably some sort of allergic reaction. To save money, Jim has been living in his motor home, which is an older model. With all the rain, there have been several leaks in the RV, and Jim hasn't been able to dry it out. Because of this, he has moved into a Motel 6 until his stem cells can be harvested. Hopefully this will also help his cough improve.
Several days ago, Jim received the chemo and other medications to help stimulate stell cell growth, and now is waiting for the stem cells to start proliferating. When this happens, they will be harvested for two or three days, and then Jim will return home for a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, his stem cells will be processed so that they can be reinjected into his blood after all his original bone marrow is destroyed. Right now it looks like this procedure will happen around the beginning of March. He will then be in hospital for a couple of weeks, and then will need to stay close to the hospital until his immune system recovers.
Please pray for his cough and fever to abate, and also that he can soon produce the stem cells that are needed.
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