KESJ: 19 April 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010

19 April 2010

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Today was the last day of the school holidays, and we are thankful for a fun-filled break together.

This morning we went to the Uniform Shop early, so that Jeremy could try on and buy his new winter uniform - blue long sleeve shirt and grey trousers, with lots of room to grow! However, there is a 3 week transition period until winter uniform is compulsory, so he can wear his summer uniform this week while the weather is still warm.

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Definitions

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) - a rapidly progressing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. ALL affects the type of developing white blood cells known as lymphocytes. It is the most common form of childhood leukaemia, and the most common type of childhood cancer. It also occurs in adults.

Blast cells - immature blood cells normally found in the bone marrow. Blast cells normally constitute up to 5% of all bone marrow cells. These cells divide and replenish all the normal blood cells in the marrow and circulating blood. Acute leukaemia is characterised by an accumulation of abnormal blast cells that take over the marrow and spill out into the blood stream.

Bone marrow transplant - the process of replacing bone marrow cells (stem cells) that are unhealthy, with stem cells that are healthy. The healthy stem cells are re-infused intravenously through the central line, after very strong chemotherapy and/or radiation to kill unhealthy stem cells. The re-infusion of healthy stem cells essentially rescues the patient from the chemotherapy and/or radiation, by enabling his or her bone marrow to start producing new blood cells.