D-PACE and Arbitration

August 24, 2011

Glen and I traveled yesterday out to Salt Lake City to the Huntsman Cancer Hospital where he is being treated .  He was scheduled for an iron infusion and also a line study.  His port has been bothering him.  Everything checked out okay.

For any of you who follow Kris Kelly, we too, see the belgium doctor on floor 2, clinic b.  Thanks Kris for your post yesterday.  (I really do know how to spell "belgium").  You really can't get better than perfect and we are so elated for you.

For a second stem cell transplant to be effective Dr. Tricot is recommending that it take place within 6 months of the first transplant.  Glen's first transplant took place in April.  With the appeals process being as it has we are approaching 5 months post-transplant and time is very critical now.

Our next option for approval is through arbitration.  This can be lengthy but it is our only option.  We are going to move forward with that.  In the mean time Dr. Tricot has scheduled Glen to begin a round of D-PACE beginninig September 6th.  This is treatment that would be part of pre-transplant anyway.  We will need to be away from home for at least one and a half weeks.

We have arrangements to make . . . . .   :)  this is me --- off and running. 

Keep Strong,
Vannette