It is the long awaited day of our City of Hope appointment! City of Hope is ranked as the #15 best Cancer Center in the United States by U.S. News Rankings and is also one of the NCCN's 23 hospitals.To get to this day, my mom went through 25 days of inpatient at St. Joseph's in Savannah, braved nadir during her first round of chemotherapy without getting sick, got successfully discharged and flew the 4 hour flight (like a rock star) from Georgia to California! She will have some lab work, we will meet with the doctor and explore the facility. Our discussions will include the following:
- Future chemotherapy
- Autologous vs Allogeneic stem cell transplant - most likely Allogeneic. More about this in another most. Auto is from your own stem cells; Allo is from another person's stem cells
- CNS Prophylaxis
- Treatment at a local hospital in partnership with City of Hope
- Complete Blood Counts
Wish us luck! Thank you for all the support thus far.We will get there a little early and hopefully get to explore some of their beautiful healing gardens! Here's to a healthy mind, spirit and body!