A Different Referral

Early yesterday morning, I received an e-mail from Dr. Negrin, the head of bone marrow transplant at Stanford, saying that he would be seeing Adrienne. The previous day, I had been told that another doctor would see her. We now have an appointment Monday afternoon after we return from the Avenue of the Giants 1/2 marathon.

While we're not sure why there was a sudden change of plans, we can only assume that Adrienne's case is complex enough that they want the most experienced transplanter to work with her. Adrienne said she doesn't think she's had all that much treatment and doesn't understand what all the fuss is about. I wonder what she would consider to be a lot of treatment since she's maxed out the doses for virtually everything out there.

We found out that another girl that Adrienne has known since elementary school, Ashley, will be going to CMC, and she lives just about three blocks from here. They will be the only two from her high school to go to CMC and both are very excited. We received confirmation that Adrienne is enrolled and will begin orientation in late August. Adrienne is even considering a wilderness outdoor adventure (WOA) that the college sponsors for incoming freshmen. Of course, not being an outdoorsy person, she's considering the least dirty option, which is at Yosemite.

Daniel is very excited about his prom on Saturday. Last night, he put on his new shirt and tie (with his jeans) and put on a suit jacket of Curt's that's the same color as his suit, which is currently at the cleaners. The new shirt and tie look very smart. On Tuesday, we filled out all the papers and wrote a bunch of checks so Daniel can go to football camp this summer at UC Berkeley and play in the fall.