Today is an amazing day for Brynnik. After 71 days in the hospital, 2 rounds of
Chemotherapy, 1 full body radiation and 2 bone marrow transplants….. We have
CELLS!
Brynnik’s second bone marrow transplant took place on
Thursday June 18th. We used the same donor as his original transplant;
however, the Dr.’s used the donor’s stem cells and peripheral cells vs. bone
marrow for his second transplant.
This morning, on day +9 from his second transplant, we received
the miraculous news that our sweet Brynnik has an ANC (Absolute neutrophil
Count) of 650.
As for Brynnik’s next steps. The GCSF is causing his cell
counts to be higher than they truly are.
Once Brynnik hits an ANC count of 1,000, they will eliminate the GCSF.
This will cause his cell count to drop in half.
Once he stabilizes an ANC count of 500 for at least three
days in a row, his body is truly engrafting.
Today marked an amazing day in Brynnik’s journey and he is ecstatic
for his new cells.
We want to thank you all for your continued support, love
and prayers during this difficult and taxing process. And a special thank you
to all the amazing Doctors and Nurses at Children’s Medical Hospital and to all
the staff in the D6 wing for keeping Brynnik, Darrell, myself, and Sienna sane
throughout this process.
This is a true testament to the power of PRAYER. Prayers through Brynnik’s next steps…. He is
on his way!
OUR HERO – BRYNNIK JOHNSON
