This bag here --
Is Rituxan -- Rituxan is a monoclonal antibody -
how it works is:
it attaches to the CD20 protein on cancer cells -
once it attaches to the cells,
it brings other immune cells to help kill the cancer cells.
Oh Emery - be careful -- don't drop that - it's very expensive -- let's see -
any guesses how much this one bag is?
a little over -- $10,000
He gets this each time before he gets chemo --
It takes 3 to 4 hours to get it -- but wow!
Here's Emery and Maynard -- out for a walk.
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We have talked about how much we have to be thankful for --
good jobs and insurance are two of the things
that we are very thankful for today.
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Wishing you many blessings today! Thanks for checking in on us!
Go RITUXAN, Go!!! My kids are sitting next to me as I'm reading your blog post and Elizabeth wants me to tell you that Emery looks very sweet and STRONG. William wants me to tell you that Emery looks very brave. And Carolyn says, "Get better SOON!"
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly.