Hey everyone,
Chris checks in tomorrow morning for the last of his chemo treatments. He'll be at the hospital until Dec 21 and then it's home for the holidays! He's really psyched to be finishing the last of his chemo before Xmas and New Years. He is feeling really excellent, has been working out, and is looking forward to the new year. As always, Anne will be staying with Chris in the hospital and she even baked a truck load of cookies for all the nurses (not that they need bribing or anything as Chris is basically the patient all the nurses fight over--I kid you not, he's like some kind of celeb there; the nurses swarm him when he arrives!).
After Chris finishes this treatment they will check his blood every two weeks and perform a bone marrow biopsy every other month so as to closely monitor any changes in his health. We know that he is going to do great.
Chris and Anne are still looking into a trial in TX and the doctor said that he may be able to amend the trial protocol so that Chris can do the treatment in Chicago. This is up in the air right now, but perhaps this is something Chris will do.
All of the Maddens send their good wishes to you this holiday season. Most of all we send all of you our thanks for supporting Chris this past year. There are a lot of you on this list who came to drives, joined the registry, encouraged your friends and families to do the same, some of you even ran half-marathons in support of Chris!! There are even people on this list who have never met Chris or anyone in my family who did donor kits for him because you heard about his situation. All of this support continues to amaze me and we can't thank you enough.
Wishing you all a happy, healthy New Year.
YM
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Hello Maddens. Hope everyone has a great Christmas and New Year.
- Chris, we are so happy to hear that everything is going well. Good luck with the last round this week.
Hope to see you the next time we are in Chicago. Possibly early Feb.
Take care.
Tara and Jay
Thanks for the update - it's hard to believe it's been almost a year, but Chris is really an inspiration to all of us. When our baby came early, Chris came over to our house and assembled a crib and a book shelf for the baby's room - you would never know he's sick.
2007 was a tough year, but Chris taught us a lot, and he's going to teach us even more with his continued recovery in 2008!
Thanks for the update -
Chris and Erin O'Brien
I am so glad to hear such positive news about Chris. I know he is doing so well because of all the love and support he gets from his amazing family! I wish all of the Maddens a very happy and healthy holiday season--
Beth Younger
Dear Chris and Annie,
We're so happy the consolidation phase is over! We've had a nice Hanukkah/Christmas and looking forward to the New Year. On 1/14 it's Karen's 65th so we'll be celebrating that with family and friends in various locations.
Speaking of celebrations, I've just celebrated my 5th Christmas since my diagnosis. So there you are Chris....you're on your way. I visited two patients over the past 2 months and they're home for the Holidays. Praise God, for with Him and through Him all things are possible. Karen and I send our best for the new year. Bob
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