Tuesday, November 8th Day + 1 Dear Ones - "Mom, I feel like something new is coming inside of me...and it tastes like peaches!" (Kailee's comment as the new stem cells started to flow into her body.) Kailee frequently can taste various things that she receives through her veins, such as the salty taste of saline, so we were thrilled that to her the taste of her donor's stem cells was of peaches! Yesterday's transplant went very smoothly. It is wonderful to have an experienced transplant doctor who also has experience with THE patient. Dr. Margolis, in fact the entire team, has put a lot of thought into Kailee's first transplant experience and taken from it the wisdom to approach her second transplant. So far, things are going well. The radiation experience, while painless for Kailee, was emotionally challenging for all of us, but the radiation oncology team was just super. They were kind, caring, super smart and professional, and they took what could be a very scary experience and made it ... o'k. We are posting a few more photos of Kailee, getting prepared for radiation, resting with Mitzy after her radiation treatment, and with Mom and Dad in front of the beautiful door to her hospital room. Thank you for being there... Be well - Linda & Owen PS. If you would like, you can see the CBS Early Morning Show video on Kailee at their website through the link below: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/07/earlyshow/health/main1015950.shtml Click on the link below to be removed from the KaileeGetWells.com mailing list. http://kaileegetwells.com/owells-bin/subscribe.pl?luckybancc@yahoo.com.cn Proudly powered by Subscribe Me Lite (http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com)

Sunday, November 6th Day -1 Dear Ones - Kailee completed all of her chemotherapy and rabbit ATG about 10:00 this morning. All things considered, she is doing quite well. Not much appetite, but most of the nausea has subsided, and her need for pain medicine has decreased. She suffered another fever, rising to 104.6, as soon as I wrote the last update telling you her fever was gone. After all the blood cultures, cool cloths, sips of cool liquids, and what seemed like an eternity, the steroid seemed to get her temperature under control... only to be replaced with a humungous case of itching! Owen and I couldn't move fast enough with the Eurcerin spray, nor did it seem we could muster sufficient speed to chase her itches with our scratches. Thankfully, however, the itching is gone now, but Kailee and Steroid Monster keep us busy as ever. Tomorrow is Kailee's big day, with total body radiation at 11:00 am, and transplant of her donor's stem cells at 3:00 pm. Tomorrow, as you wake up, drive to work, take the children to school, enjoy your day, perhaps then more than ever, one more prayer from each of us, lovingly asking God to give Kailee strength, to keep her safe, and to give her health once again, will be the greatest gift any of us can offer. Please know, we simply love reading your entries in Kailee's web guestbook, and we are so uplifted to see that people from nearly every region of this world, near and far, have sent kind words. Your words are particularly heartwarming to read on this day. To all of you who have asked, the CBS Early Morning Show plan to air their story on Kailee Monday morning at 7:30 am. Warmly - Linda & Owen PS - We have just posted a few new photos of Kailee, one from Halloween, one of Owen and I giving blood products for her, and a couple of Kailee at the hospital this week. If you have trouble getting new photos or updates, remember to occasionally refresh your screen by holding down "Ctrl and Shift" buttons while clicking on "refresh." Click on the link below to be removed from the KaileeGetWells.com mailing list. http://kaileegetwells.com/owells-bin/subscribe.pl?luckybancc@yahoo.com.cn Proudly powered by Subscribe Me Lite (http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com)

November 4th Day -3 Dear Family and Friends - Today, Friday, is Kailee's 3rd day of Chemotherapy. On Wednesday, she developed a fever that steadily increased and made her miserable. With a very low and decreasing white cell count, everyone was worried about infection. Various blood cultures were drawn throughout the night, and as her fever climbed to 104, three different IV antibiotics were added. Nothing seemed to bring her temperature down and during the night her blood pressure dropped. More IV fluid helped with that. The doctors and nurses worked diligently to figure out what was going on and finally, Thursday afternoon, Dr. Margolis gave her a dose of IV steroids. That did the trick. Slowly, her temperature returned closer to normal. Of course, she feels better without the fever, but Kailee still has trouble with nausea, probably from the chemotherapy drugs, and pain from the surgery. The nurses have been terrific with pain medicines and antinausea medication, and those seem to bring temporary relief. Today, began the IV drip of ATG, a serum made from rabbits, used to assist in wiping out her white cells. The last time, Kailee got really sick with the ATG, so this time everyone prepared for the worse. It's been going for 4 hours now, and so far, but for chills, it's not been nearly as bad. Radiation and transplant are still scheduled for Monday, and I cannot imagine anything that could change that. We understand CBS plans to air the first part of their Kailee story on Monday morning, and they will let us know the time on Sunday. The story is to continue on Thursday, with a bone marrow donor drive on the CBS Plaza in NYC, as well as at the CBS affiliates across the country. Many thanks to CBS for their interest and help with this worldwide need. Let's all say a prayer that this drive will find at least one match for someone searching. As always, we really appreciate hearing from you all, reading your emails, and your entries on Kailee's website guestbook, much of which we read to Kailee as she is up to it. Thank you for staying with us on this journey. Love - Linda Click on the link below to be removed from the KaileeGetWells.com mailing list. http://kaileegetwells.com/owells-bin/subscribe.pl?luckybancc@yahoo.com.cn Proudly powered by Subscribe Me Lite (http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com)