5.29.2019
Galin gets his new cells today! So much testing, waiting, and preparation has gone into making this treatment possible! Now I wait and hope and pray that God will help these modified cells do the work they are intended to do.
Car T-cell therapy was approved by the FDA at the end of 2017 and I am so thankful it is an option for Galin. He has an aggressive cancer and his cure rate with just more chemo is 10-15%. Our doctor told us with Car T-cell therapy that number will jump to 54%.
Once he gets his new cells someone will have to be with him 24/7 for a month and he won’t be able to drive for two months because of potential side effects. You can read more about Car T-cell therapy here.
Our kids are staying with family while Galin and I spend the week in the hospital.
photo taken February 2019
It is easy for me to long for the future when life is less chaotic but I have felt challenged recently to embrace each day and enjoy the present more fully. I don’t know what my future holds, but today I get to be with the man I love. What a gift.