Ethan’s Story

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Journal entry by Kasey Kouri

**Update **
yesterday we went to Iowa City with Ethan for labs to be drawn and to have a consultation with Dr Silverman and her team. We received very positive news, his labs still look good. All his numbers have increased and he had no blasts(cancer) in his blood. We also found out the Nicole, his sister, is a match. The next steps are for Ethan to have another bone marrow biopsy done to ensure he is in remission. This will  be djust met with dr and we shoukd be getting ready to check out  Nicole to get a physical done and run some addtl tests to ensure she can be the donor. Ethan will also have to have some tests on his heart and lungs to ensure they are healthy for the transplant.  It will be late October to early November that he will have the transplant. When they are ready to do the transplant Ethan will be admitted to Ia City where he will get 5 days of chemo to prepare his body to receive the stem cells, they will then give him 1 or 2 days to rest and then transplant the cells into him. He will be in the hospital for 5-6 weeks and will not be allowed any visitors due to the floor he will be on and the biggest risk is infection. This is a long Journey with many risks along the way. God has been good to us and already answered our prayers by placing him in remission. Please continue to pray for Ethan. Please pray that the bone marrow results from Monday confirm he is in remission. All of us are truly thankful for everyones support. We wouldnt have made it this far without it. 
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