Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Day 1

Routine blood work showed low hemoglobin levels which initiated a slew of tests.  On Tuesday, October 31, 2012, Tony was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. The bone marrow test confirmed this diagnosis.   On this visit a blood transfusion was done immediately.  Normal hemoglobin levels for men are between 130-180 and Tony was at 63.

This day was the most difficult and shocking day of all.
How do you tell his mother?  His sister? His children?
Life as we knew it, changed.

That night, at home, we did our research online and read hospital literature to check out everything and anything about Multiple Myeloma.  Knowledge is power, right?

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