New treatment update

Today we found out about Jaron’s treatments for the next two 28-day phases. The computer randomly chose him for the new treatment called “blinatumomab”. He will be admitted to Batson Tuesday morning and stay in the hospital until probably Friday to be monitored, and then be able to go home and continue the treatments out-patient! He will wear a bag of chemo – in a back pack – everywhere he goes for 28 days, and if all goes well another 28 days. He will have to go back to the clinic every 48 hours to change out the bag. They say that this is probably the cancer treatment of the future that everyone will use. There should be little to no side effects during these phases. We are thankful to be chosen for this, and for him to be able to be home and pretty much go as he pleases for a couple of months. After that, comes the tough part – weeks of hospitalization for the stem cell transplant. But we are not thinking about that now – taking it one day at a time… Very thankful for a new room to rest in for the near future! Please continue to pray for Jaron as he fights and beats this disease. We are incredibly thankful for each of you, and your love, support and prayers!

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