Abi Hamlin a good 18 years old was diagnosed with leukemia in March 2011 in its environment school junior year; Originally it took chemotherapy for treatment. For a time the chemo seemed to work and was able to leave the hospital and return to his life.
Unfortunately, it did not last. Shortly into the New Year of 2012, it was returned to the children's hospital in Seattle after discovering leukemia returned and become more aggressive. His doctors had originally wanted to issue a bone marrow transplant as a new way to treat cancer cells, when these cells were found to have multiplied this option has been removed from the table.
After issuing another round of chemo, doctors decided to try a cord blood transplant once they have found a suitable match for blood Abi, which it received on 6 Since August, it seems to show signs of getting better than cells from cord blood stem developed in the blood cells needed to fight cancer.
Abi's mother Diane said she and her daughter are grateful that the transplant seems to work and give Abi a chance to continue to live his life. It recognizes that they still have some hurdles to clear and some other tests to be carried out as work on the kidneys to Abi.
"It is a waiting game," says Diane. But they are determined to get better and Abi let up on his life.
Abi should move in care as she can and ambulatory doctors hope she will do at home for a happy Thanksgiving.