She first had a treatment called Rituxan to which she didn't respond well, then had a treatment called Zevalin, that didn't have a complete effect. After few more different treatments, from 2-CdA or Cladribine, shots of Neupogen, Procrit, platelet transfusion, ending up being admitted to Baptist Medical Center for a blood transfusion, to being told that the bone marrow is damaged to the point of not being able to produce the blood cells her body needs on its own.

"I traveled to Chicago and met with Dr. Stephanie Gregory, the head of the hematological section of Rush University earlier this month. She believes the transplant should be the next step in my battle against the cancer.

She also referred me to the transplant specialist, Dr. Myint. He concurs the transplant will be a good move. He did say he didn't feel we would be able to harvest enough stem cells from my blood with my counts being as low as they are for as long as they have been."

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