Twin Donates Bone Marrow Update
In May we wrote about a young man, 8 year-old Garrett Kaulbars, who had been diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia. Garrett was fortunate to have a twin brother, Tanner, who was a perfect match for Garrett to have a bone marrow transplant. The transplant took place on May 27th and now Garrett waits and waits and waits. What he really wants is to have seafood at the Red Lobster but that can't happen until after September 4th.
September 4th is Garrett's 100-day anniversary of his bone marrow transplant. That is the date on which, if things continue to go well, he will be considered out of the woods and be allowed to do things like going out for seafood. After the transplant he stayed at the Ronald McDonald House until July 10th. Since then he has been home but quite restricted.
“The only time he can leave the house is for doctor’s appointments,” said Becky West, the boys’ mother. “He’s doing remarkably well.”
Now he wears a mask, washes his hands a lot and takes lots of medications. He can't go out for food nor can he enjoy take-out food because of the concern about food-handling and preparation. His appetite is coming back and he loves vegetables, particularly broccoli and corn. He will have a bone biopsy to check how his immune system rebuilding is progressing.
