Dean P. Demos

Today, Patty and I will travel to an office near Northside Hospital for a consultation with Dr. Steve Solomon, a specialist in bone marrow transplants.  According to Dr. G., he will evaluate my numbers and discuss a strategy to provide further treatment.  He will most likely suggest that I do a stem cell harvest, a procedure that extracts my healthy stem cells and stores them for the future should it be decided that I need to have them reinserted. 

My understanding is that in this process, strong chemotherapy kills off your cells preparing for the reintroduction of healthy cells back into your marrow.  Supposedly, the healthy cells now take over a reboot process yielding a new start to healthy blood.  Make sense?

A bone marrow transplant is practically a near death experience.  That’s not attractive.  I have many friends who have undergone this procedure.  They have all come out the other end with new health, although describing it as a difficult journey.

My future is in the Lord’s hands.  He is my healer.  Although I greatly appreciate all that medical science can offer, I put my total hope in the Lord.  (Hear that, Jesus?  You are MY HOPE!)

I will report on today’s consultation, so stay tuned.  Also, thanks for your interest in my health and for your prayers.