Steve is checked into his new temporary home at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. The goal is to achieve remission (shrink MDS cells from 16% to 5% or lower by the end of his induction chemo, which has lasted 7 days 24/7.&nbsp; He needs to be here because of wiping out the immune system.&nbsp; The biggest risk is infection, so best to be here at Froedtert.&nbsp; 85% of people do get an infection, fever. Plan: Induction chemo has been completed and he will stay at Froedtert another 2-3 weeks.&nbsp; &nbsp; He will have another bone marrow biopsy,&nbsp; Monday October 1. That will tell us how the induction chemo affected the MDS cells. In the near future he will have a bone marrow transplant.&nbsp; His brother Kevin, or sister Susan may become donors.

Steve Esser

Update: My Story – by Roger and Laurie Phillips