For the last few week’s my family has been blessed with a “glimpse of normal.” It was confirmed through my bone marrow biopsy (4/8/2025) that my once empty bone marrow is now growing. My body is healing itself. I haven’t had a blood transfusion in over a month. Because of my higher hemoglobin numbers (11 this week) I physically feel better and have been able to engage with friends and family in a way I haven’t been able to in months.

Honestly it’s been a dream.

This week marked the start of radiation treatment and the reality of our normal rushed in. I go daily for about an hour. Some of it is uncomfortable #pinkponyclub IYKYK. It should wrap up on May 7th; Jacob’s 9th birthday.

Tuesday (4/22) We met with my primary hematology/oncology team who presented the plan to start chemotherapy again on May 20. I will undergo 3 rounds (1 treatment of Brentuximab every 3 weeks) and then PET rescan in July.

If I’m back in remission, we will move forward with my 2nd transplant. If I’m not, I’ll do more chemotherapy. By then, my body should have recovered itself enough to withstand a stronger regimen.

We are going through our days like everyone else, 24 hours at a time. I don’t love that we have to sacrifice our summer to treatment but do plan to make the very most of it that we can. Thank you for the continued support and love through this process.

Thank you for being a part of my healing journey,

Danielle