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[springa]

Mom has gotten very good news over the last few days. The good news is that they found no signs of leukemia in her bone marrow when they did the biopsy.  There will be no need for a second round of chemotherapy.  They also did a lumbar puncture (better known as a spinal tap), and found no trace of leukemia in her spinal fluid (there is a danger

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[nihilistic_kid]

Wonderful news, about the biopsy!

[springa]

Yes indeed.

[zanzara]

Well really that is terrific news! I'm so pleased.

Perhaps the fevers have something to do with the chemo.

[springa]

Perhaps the fevers have something to do with the chemo.
Possibly, although the actual chemotherapy stopped over a week ago. Still, some of the effects can be delayed - unfortunately, her hair loss has become serious in the past few days.