Rusty Update ... [View all]

Doctor visit yesterday - Multiple Myeloma (Kappa). 90% involvement in his bone marrow. Start chemo and immunotherapy next Tuesday for 16 weeks. Adding another drug midway to help with bone damage. After the 16 weeks transfer to KU Medical Center care for autologous stem cell transplant regimen (unless his cardiac MRI shows amyloidosis - which is common in MM patients). Once he goes into remission he will be on maintenance meds.

Rusty is hopeful and excited to start treatment. Holiday gatherings are cancelled. He will mask up everywhere as he will be immunocompromised. Dr is worried about respiratory infections during treatment.

But, in all of this we have food to eat, a roof over our head, and the love and support of so many. We are lucky.