Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Day One
We made it! We got in at 5:30 pm Korea time. Mr. Mok (Dr. Moon's driver) was at the airport and drove us to the hotel. The flight was a tough one but mom is a trouper and complained much less than I did.
Korean Air is pretty neat. There is an individual monitor on the back of every chair to watch movies, shows, etc. and listen to music. I watched The Taking of Pehlam 123, an episode of House and then listened to Air Supply: Love Songs ... Oh yes I did.
Today we met Dr. Moon and his very nice staff. We also met a few other patients. One is leaving in the morning but I understand that a couple more are arriving tomorrow. Today, they took mine and mom's blood. This is to see if it is possible to use some of my stem cells. I kept telling him "I'M OLD". They need YOUNG stem cells. I want to make sure she is getting healthy stem cells not falling-apart stem cells. But Dr. Moon says he does have them available if mine don't pan out. They also gave her a shot in the stomach to induce production of her own stem cells.
Tomorrow we are going to the hospital for mom's CAT and PET scans, then to the clinic to begin treatment. She has non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV, confined to the right lung. This is the treatment plan:
1. Stem cell w/cancer killing activity
2. Natural killer cell.
3. Dendritic cell.
4. DNA vaccine tailor made to cancer markers.
5. Tumor suppressor gene drugs for lung cancer.
6. Cytokine gene drugs.
7. IV nutrition and fluid (amino/protein/dextrose) etc.
to the Home Plus just across the street.Home Plus is HUGE. 1st floor is for clothes, 2nd floor is the grocery store and 3rd floor is electronics and toys. I will include a little video of the hotel room and the foods we picked up. Thank you for your prayers and well-wishes!! This treatment is going to work. It really has to.
I love you hubby and my babies... See you again on Skype tomorrow!
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