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Documenting Torger's post-transplant recovery and his contest with leukemia
The Story 'Til Now
- Cara Neth
- On May 12, 2008, Torger Hougen was rushed to the Anchutz Cancer Center at University Hospital in Denver with a white blood cell count of 253,000. The medical team led by Dr. William Tse diagnosed him with type AML leukemia. In October 2008, Torger underwent a peripheral stem cell transplant. This blog documents what we hope will be his full recovery and the return to a healthy life.
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TODAY IS DAY 365
This blog is documenting the first 100 days post-transplant. It's called "Life In A Box" because that term applies in a lot of different ways--including Torger's confinement to a fairly small hospital room initially, and then the requirement that we have to live in a hotel near the hospital for the 100 days immediately post-transplant. But mostly "life in a box" refers to the box of stem cells that arrived with our nurse, Dana, from somewhere in the U.S. October 13, thanks to an anonymous 29-year-old female donor. That little box is the key to Torger's future.
1 comment:
Congratulations to both of you on making it this far! Best of luck getting your home into shape for the new lifestyle, as well!
Cathy and Kip
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