Monday, April 03, 2006

50,000 Platelets!!! Deal...or No Deal?

We have been expecting a big jump in Jo's counts and today we finally got it! Dr. Alvarez has had one other Aplastic Anemia patient and based on his experience, we had been hoping for this day to come. Jo had actually dropped to 30,000 last Friday and her red cells were low enough that she had to negotiate her way out of getting a transfusion. In the words of Howie Mandel, "Jo Thompson, you made a great deal!"

As for Jo's MRI, we don't have much news. Everything is about the same as it was before Christmas.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hmmm -

Well -

I would say it had to be all the line dancing that gave your counts the needed boost!


; )

Great news! rms

Anonymous said...

my thoughts and prayers are with you. Jo is a very special lady and I hope she beats this so that she can dance once again.

Anonymous said...

How wonderful!! We are all excited for you! hugs and kisses, Phil and Mary

Anonymous said...

How wonderful!! We are all excited for you! hugs and kisses, Phil and Mary

Anonymous said...

Jo, So great to see you in Co Springs doing what you do so well for all of us dancers - our prayers are with you continuously

Dave and Dolly, Mississippi

Anonymous said...

Michael Barr, Michele Burton and all of Japanese country dancers prayed for Jo's good health at Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine where you were 4 years ago. Please just see the top page of my web site:http://www.country-dance.com/.
Hope to dance with Jo again near future!

Hiro Suzuki