@loribmt That is so good to know! We keep thinking maybe he's too old to go through all of this, but honestly, he's in good shape. His heart, lungs, kidneys, etc. are all strong and he even still walks very briskly. The other day we both walked from one end of the Mayo complex (we're in Jacksonville) to the other and then back to get the car. He barely breathed hard. I had a hard time keeping up with him. So I'm taking that as a good sign.
The main issue he's been having is his platelets. They will get them up to, say 30k and the next day they'll be back down to 8k, and on and on. They've been infusing him with platelets every other day for over a week and they keep coming down. So they're putting him in the hospital tomorrow to start the Car-T chemo prep and keep his platelets controlled better than if he's at home. Which is a sigh of relief for me.
Hopefully I'll have some good news to share soon!
Thanks so much for the info, it really does help!!