About John’s Condition
Where is he?
John is currently staying at his parent’s house in Cedar City, Utah.
If you're interested and haven't had a moment to look further into the type of leukemia John has, here are a few links. They are the first 3 sites that come up when you Google "APL Leukemia" (short for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia). The first two are very scientific, and the third is the "Wikipedia" definition, which is a bit more user friendly.
As of Monday, March 31st, John has been officially diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. To read medical discriptions of this disease, use the links to the right. The doctors say this is the “best form of leukemia to have,” if there is such a thing. The
doctors are confident that John can beat the disease, yet it is going to take some time. To read the full story of how it all progressed, check out the Health Blog. You should also read that to get most recent updates. To fight the leukemia, John is undergoing a series of chemotherapy treatments along with a set of pills (ATRA) that will hopefully wipe out the cancer. This is all taking place at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital in Salt Lake City. He is working with a team of doctors, one of them being world renowned for this type of leukemia.
This is the Huntsman Cancer Institute where John is going for his outpatient chemotherapy treatments. This is also the hospital where he stayed during his first month.
bravenet.com