My Mom said Dr. Westerfeld (spelling?) came and talked to them today and kind of outlined a possible plan of action from here. He said that Dad won't be going home for at least 2-3 more weeks. His blood count numbers have to really rebound and particularly his neutraphil numbers (has to be at least 500, it's at 0 now). He also has to be eating and moving at a more normal pace.
Once all of these factors come into play, he should be able to go home for a couple weeks. Then Dad will return as an outpatient for a bone marrow biopsy (so potentially 5 weeks from now). That biopsy will be the definitive response to his chemo and tell us if Dad is really in remission. If he makes it to remission, they won't probably go after him again in a consolidation phase for a little while. Consolidation is continuing a chemo treatment of sorts on a less intense level.
In the meantime, they have been doing a bone marrow search for him, lining up potential donors just in case. This is something they could consider down the road if Dad gets to remission.
So now, we put all of that aside and concentrate on getting through the next 2-3 weeks, getting Dad home, and continuing to pray. If all goes well, he could be home by Easter (my guess, not their's).
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