At about 4:45 this afternoon, Maxwell's stem cells traveled down the IV line and entered Aaron's body.
It was a bit anti-climatic because when it happened, Aaron was fast asleep and Maxwell was throwing up in the OR.
It wasn't what we planned.
But as I was telling a disappointed Aaron tonight, the important things got done: the doctors harvested Maxwell's bone marrow, and it was rich in stem cells. Aaron received those cells this afternoon.
Those are the important things.
The other things, even though we were looking forward to them and they were going to make the day feel special, are just trivial in comparison.
Maybe sometime I'll give the play by play of the whole day. But maybe I won't. I haven't decided yet.
I might just leave it at this: we had a goal today, and we accomplished that goal.
Now grow, baby cells, grow!
What a great chance for Maxwell to be a hero. I mean, it's not fun but know that's something he knows about himself.
ReplyDeleteGrow cells! Grow!