Dear SJNMA Community; including all faculty, staff, and cadets: Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for Andy and Sofia. The Get Well Soon Card for arrived directly to Andy’s room at Children’s Hospital Boston, last Friday October 29th, a few moments before the transplant procedure. Here’s a picture of Grandpa Victor (S’58) and…
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VOD
Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a possible complication in the liver that most commonly occurs during the first weeks of the stem cell trnsplant. This complication is caused by the effects of the chemotherapy.
DMSO
DMSO is the abbreviation for dimethyl sulfoxide. Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood is done using DMSO. Definitions in the web via Google here. More via Wikipedia here.
Discovery Store
Discovery UV & Ozone Toothbrush Purifier (set of 2)
Kelli Cole – Nurse of the Day
Kelli Cole
Jeniffer Cuchinata – Nurse of the Night
Jeniffer Cuchinata
Maura Padula – Nurse of the Day
Maura Padula
Eva Guinan MD. – Attending Physician (for the weekend)
Dr. Eva Guinan (website here and here ) Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Michelle Hansler – Nurse of the Night
Michelle Hansler
Pictures of today’s events:
Sofia visits Andy prior to her procedure: Sofia preop: Andy before receiving Sofia’s stem cells: Sofia after the procedure: Michelle Lanni, bag of stem cells and Andy: Andy a few minutes after the infusion started (nobody told him to do this):