DAILY NANCY UPDATE #72

Greetings. 

This is the seventy-second in a series of DAILY NANCY UPDATES I will be posting until the amazing Nancy Neufeld Callaway is in full remission and we have kicked her leukemia on its ass. 

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BREAKING NEWS

Today the Sunshiny Superwarrior Goddess was supposed to be in the hospital beginning a course of preliminary treatments to ramp her up to a bone marrow transplant.

Instead... SHE GOT TO CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY!

So here's the scoop.

Since starting a course of steroid drugs last Thursday, Nancy's mystery fevers have completely gone away (HOORAY!). And according to her doctors (after a multitude of other tests over the past 10 days), that means the fevers were more than likely caused by chemo-related inflammation rather than any kind of lingering infection. 

But the bottom line is, we need the fevers to stay gone for a few more days so we know she's in tip-top shape before the team of oncologists at City of Hope will be willing and ready to start subjecting Nancy to the incredibly rigorous radiation and chemotherapies that will ultimately end in the transplant.

For that reason, the entire process has been pushed a week to two weeks later on the calendar.

It's a bit frustrating for her-- and for all of us-- but we also understand how critical it is for her to be in the best health possible before she has to clear the final hurdle.

And the silver lining to all of it-- is that she got the whole weekend off-- including today.

So trust me when I tell you we definitely made the most of it. The boys and I woke her up with a Mother's Day serenade and presents. Then we took her to JUICY LADIES, her favorite juice bar in the Valley, for a yummy, healthy breakfast. After that, we drove out to to the beach in Malibu, so the boys could climb some rocks while we put our toes in the tide. Then we came back home, she hung out with her friend Karen, and finally wrapped up her relaxing day with an amazing massage from Michele, the World's Greatest Masseuse.

All in all, not too bad, considering we were all prepared to spend a long weekend in the hospital.

Stay tuned for further updates on exactly when she will be checking into City of Hope for her upcoming six week transplant odyssey. But in the meantime, we really hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as she did. Especially all you spectacular Mothers out there. We'd be lost without every last one of you.

WE LOVE NANCY, and... 

ALL IS WELL!