Wednesday. Vince and Preston came into the clinic at 7 this morning for his neupogen shot and then off we went to surgery. Today was the big day for Preston to get a central line placed. All of those shots have increased the number of stem cells that he is producing and tomorrow they will draw the blood from the first line, it will go through a special machine that will separate his stem cells from his other blood and he will then get the rest of his blood back through the 2nd line.
Preston did incredibly well today!! He didn't even seem nervous ... and for Preston, that is really saying something. To me he seemed calm and brave! He is doing an amazing thing for his brother! We are incredibly proud of his willing spirit and calm demeanor.
Pre-op. Lauren, a child life specialist, kept us enertained as the doctors and nurses busily moved about.
After awhile in post op, Preston was discharged and we all went up to see Riley. Preston is determined and ready for tomorrow!!
My very brave boys!
Great job Preston!! I'm so glad that everything went well today and that Preston was so calm. Look at Riley smiling so big too. This is such a great picture!
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