The game plan

On Monday morning, Nonnie is scheduled to have a new bone marrow test to conclusively determine which type of Leukemia she has. There are generally 2 types: Chronic and Acute. She is believed so far to have the acute, which explains the speed in which it has progressed. The bone marrow test will confirm the type. There are 2 types of Acute: ALL and AML. So far, it is believed to be "AML" acute myeloid leukemia. She will undergo IV chemotherapy starting as soon as Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning and will be continuous for 3 days. She is expected to feel a little nauseous during the chemo, but it will not be until day 14 that she feels the full effect of the treatment. The goal here is to put her into remission. She will stay at the hospital for a month and then return home. After that, she will go back after about a week for a second round of chemo which is a little lower dose than the first. She will be staying in the hospital for about 3 days and then returning home. She will repeat this a total of 4 or 5 times until the treatment is completed.