I am just finishing up my first four week cycle of maintenance chemotherapy. The side affects so far have been relatively minor and I feel as well as I have felt since diagnosis 10 months ago. We are thankful!
Maintenance chemo involves three oral medications. One of these medications for the next cycle arrived via FedEx today. Believe it or not, in that box are three small, very expensive pills for days 1,8 and 15 of the next cycle. The cancer in my blood is trying to gain strength after being set back by the stem cell transplant. This medication along with 21 daily doses of a slightly less expensive medication are meant to continually deliver a knockout punch to those cancer cells. This will continue (hopefully for years) until the cancer gains enough strength to withstand those knockout punches. These meds, by God's grace, are buying us time. We are thankful!
There are very few people who could afford the monthly cost for these medications. Amazingly, we receive them free thanks to two pharmaceutical companies and a couple of third party compassion organizations they partner with. We are thankful!
Universal health care. Top quality health care professionals. Access to medications that are well beyond our means. Canada. We are thankful!
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