Still in remission!

On Monday I had a blood test with a follow up appointment with the consultant on the Tuesday in Colchester. Again it's all good news! My WBC (white blood count) was 4.7 (the range it should be between is 4.0 - 11.0) This is good. If the leukaemia was back it would be very high. When I was diagnosed I had a white count of 130. My HGB (haemoglobin) was 14.2 (range: 13.0 - 16.0), PLT (platelets) 139 (range: 130 - 400) and NEU (neutrophils) were 3.04 (range: 2.5 - 7.5).
So everything is back to normal! The blood test result sheet also shows about 20 other things which used to have 'l''s or 'h''s next to them (for low or high) and often '!''s when something was really not good, but this blood test showed only two very insignificant ones!

Other things have developed since I last blogged too. In September I'm hopefully moving over to Birmingham where I'll be doing an internship with a church. This will involve some training and working with various community projects as well as with the church itself.

On a sadder note I'm no longer working at the centre after they asked me to leave in mid-June. The reason they gave in the email made little sense so we can only assume that there was an underlying reason, perhaps my illness, why they didn't want me there anymore.

My mum updated the blog last time and mentioned that she and Anna were doing the Race For Life to raise money for Cancer Research. Thanks to all those who have sponsored them!!! Their target was £500 but have gone way over that by raising £735!

Thanks again for the continuing prayers and interest!

One of the best letters I've ever received (or been copied in on) confirming that I've been in documented CR (Complete Remission) for five months (now six months).

This weeks blood test results!