Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. In AML, the bone marrow makes many unformed cells called blasts. Blasts normally develop into white blood cells that fight infection. However, the blasts are abnormal in AML. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The bone marrow may also make abnormal red blood cells and platelets. The number of abnormal cells (or leukemia cells) grows quickly. They crowd out the normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets the body needs.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Day 122 -- (Day +14)

Thursday.  Riley is sleeping and sleeping.
 He will start out watching an episode of "The Office", fall asleep, wake up a bit later and turn on another episode and fall asleep again.  Sometimes I would attempt to turn off his show (because he was falling asleep), and with his eyes closed, he would say, "no mom, I'm watching that".  :)
The Office is getting him through...  laughter is a good thing!



Labs today:
White blood cells:  1.2  (normal 4.5 - 13.5)
Red Blood cells:  12.2  (normal 13.5 - 17.5)
Platelets:  45  (normal 150 - 425)
ANC:  648  ( < 500 = severely neutropenic) (normal 2,000 - 5,000)


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