Knox Update (Chop Day 7) - Aug 2

Knox Update (CHOP day 7) -

After a week of being here, we are a bit settled in some ways, but some of the "unrest" remains. Knox does not like being in the city and does not care for the sirens outside the window that seem to pass somewhat regularly. He does not like having to drive through the city as we go back and forth to the clinic/hospital. I remind him that we are in a decent part of the city and we are okay. I'm not sure he's convinced yet. We will actually be moving later this week to a new location. This week is the week we've been waiting for. Tuesday is infusion day when Knox will get his own T cells that were collected back in May. They have been engineered to recognize a protein on the surface of his leukemia cells and will soon be circulating in his body to start hunting them down. Please be praying that they will be able to locate and destroy every last leukemia cell left. I've attached a guide of sorts in case you want to save, print, or post it. It just gives a run down of what we are doing and some specific ongoing things to pray for. We are a week in and the rest of our time will go by quickly, but right now, 5+ weeks longer seems like a long time left. Please pray for our family. It's always easier to do life together.

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