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My Stem Cell TransplantTommy Ryan

May 2008

For Sweetwater Elementary’s 5th Grade Class

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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Properties of Stem Cells

Capable of dividing and renewing

themselves for long periods

Can become bone, muscle, cartilage and

other specialized types of cells,

Potential to treat many diseases, including

Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes and

cancer.

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Four Types of Stem Cells

Embryonic stem cells - Stem cells

taken from human embryos

Fetal stem cells- Stem cells taken from

aborted fetal tissue

Umbilical stem cells - Stem cells take

from umbilical cords

Adult stem cells - Stem cells taken

from adult tissue

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

Alleogeneic Stem Cell Transplant

◦ If your Stem Cells are damaged you can

replace your Stem Cells with someone else’s

Stem Cells

Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

◦ If you need very high doses of chemo to

remove aggressive cancers, you can give back

your own Stem Cells to rescue yourself after

high dose chemo kills your stem cells with

your own Stem Cells

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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Timeline

Diagnosis

◦ 10/17/06 – Biopsy shows cancer

◦ 11/15/06 – Got second opinion at MDACC

◦ 11/27/06 – Choose treatment plan ICE for Salvage Chemo

Mini BEAM for High Dose Chemo

Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

Salvage Treatment

◦ 12/4/06 – First day of Salvage Chemo (ICE in Atlanta)

◦ 12/18/06 – Second round of Salvage Chemo (ICE in Atlanta)

Collect Cells

◦ 1/2/07 – At Houston for workup before Mobilization Chemo

◦ 1/6/07 – 1/9/07 –Mobilization Chemo (Houston)

◦ 1/19/07 – Apheresis (only needed one day of collecting) (Houston)

◦ 1/24/07 – Returned to Atlanta (resting before High Dose Chemo)

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Timeline

High Dose Chemo◦ 2/2/07 – Arrived in Houston (first day renting the

apartment; setup with Linda)

◦ 2/3/07 – Checked into the Hospital for High Dose Chemo (Day -6)

◦ 2/8/07 – Last day of chemo before receiving Stem Cells (Melphalan) (Day -1)

Stem Cell Rescue◦ 2/9/07 – My new birth day – received Stem Cells (Day

0)

◦ 2/19/07 – Discharged from the hospital (typically takes 14 days; I went 10) (Day +10)

◦ 3/9/07 – Allowed to return back to Atlanta (checked out of apartment) (Day +28)

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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The Journey Begins…

“Researching my treatment at MD Anderson in Houston TX”

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Treatment in Houston TX

“Traveled to Houston TX for my Stem Cell Transplant”

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Bald Guy with a Laptop

“Chemo is not going to stop me from working”

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Two Bald Guys Having Lunch

“Dad decided that he would join the cool bald dudes club.”

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Central Line

“That thing is going into to my vain?”

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Harvesting Cells

“I wonder who is going to win the baseball game…”

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Daily Agenda

“Even when you are sick you have chores to do.”

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Getting my Chemo Drugs

“That is a lot of bags of stuff you are pumping into me…”

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Walking the Loop

“They did not call me speedy for nothing”

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During Treatment

“When you are bald you get to wear cool bandanas”

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Deanna Donating Blood

“Deanna really is full of herself”

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Having Fun

“Deanna’s custom face mask designs”

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Mr. and Mrs. Mask

“The things you do when you have extra time on your hands”

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Getting Stem Cells

“What is that smell… cream corn?”

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My Stem Cell Birthday – 2/9/07

“Nothing better than having two birthdays a year!”

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Having fun with my Son

“Boy that chemo was rough on my teeth… glad that it is time to leave the hospital.”

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Family Support

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Family Support

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Back Home

“Nothing better than being welcomed back home with a Poster, Balloons, and

a snickers bar.”

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Hair Coming Back

“Had straight hair before… where did these curls come from?”

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Three Month Checkup

“I was looking forward to taking this picture”

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Survivor’s Day

“Returning back to MDACC to visit my friends that I made during treatment.”

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Remember… Don’t EVER give up!

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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Resources

My Blog During Cancer Treatment -

http://blogs.threewill.com/tommyryan/myc

ancerjourney

Video on What are Stem Cells

Video on Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

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Overview

Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplants

◦ What are Stem Cells?

◦ What is a Stem Cell Transplant?

◦ Why a Stem Cell Transplant?

My Stem Cell Transplant

◦ Timeline

◦ Photo Storyline

Resources

Questions?

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Questions?