Unfortunately, Christina's mom was not approved for the bone marrow transplant. The risk of death was just too high and the team felt that she may have more complications and her quality of life would get worse if the transplant did not take. Currently, chemo is keeping her in remission so the plan is to continue chemo until she's not able to anymore. Only God knows her remaining days and with that we give this uncertainty and burden to him daily. Next Steps: Christina's mom, Wanda, has a new oncology team at Fred Hutch and while she's here, she will continue to get treatment. The goal will be to have her move back to Idaho after these winter months when the team feels she's stable enough to travel. She will continue getting chemotherapy and blood transfusions possibly 3x a week. Christina has stepped away from teaching to assist with her mothers care for a temporary timeframe of 7weeks. This decision was not taken lightly. As the schedule is unpredictable with her treatment, Christina will need to take Family Leave in order to care for her and take her to daily appointments. Over the Christmas break, she received a total of 8 blood platelet transfusions and her blood doesn't seem to be recovering any time soon so there is a lot of back and forth to receive these transfusions. Due to the unpredictable schedule it has proven difficult for Christina to cover all the bases at home in providing meals for her own family. She has finally surrendered and admitted she is not quite super woman -- although she's pretty close! If you would like to help with meals and making ends meet, please help as you are able. Family Leave also puts a strain on their finances so anything helps. Her Wish List is located to the right. While this news is very difficult to share, we are placing our trust in God and moving forward with JOY in our hearts as we navigate these next steps. --