Wishes for Rassie: Its summer!

Busy life of a working mom. Things are good. Rassie is still in remission. We have a few changes in care but nothing terrible. We finally took a real family vacation to Florida. It was beautiful. We are registered for our 3 year in the Light The Night Walk and are looking forward to November. Will give a better update soon.

What is CML?

Ph+ CML, is a slow-growing type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The bone marrow is the inner part of your bones where blood cells are made. When you have CML, your body makes too many abnormal white blood cells (cells that normally fight infection).

Inside each cell in your body are chromosomes. Chromosomes hold the blueprint for making more cells. Ph+ CML begins when a young white blood cell accidentally makes an abnormal chromosome, called the Ph chromosome. Cells containing this chromosome are called Ph+ cells.The Ph chromosome causes problems because it makes a protein called Bcr-Abl. White blood cells that contain Bcr-Abl don't work correctly and reproduce abnormally. Over time, these Ph+ cells begin to crowd out normal blood cells. This can cause serious problems in the body. If not properly treated, Ph+ CML can be life threatening.

Ph+ CML is a serious condition, but the good news is that it is treatable.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Its summer!

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