Transplant!

We are delighted to announce that Rajesh Ramanathan underwent a bone marrow transplant in the early hours of Friday June 27th as per schedule in CMC, Vellore, India. He has started the next and hopefully last phase of battle with the dreaded disease of Leukemia. Rajesh's bone marrow transplant - from an unrelated donor - is the first time such a transplant is attempted in India. Please keep Rajesh and his family in your prayers.

Thank you, Donor!

Rajesh will be undergoing the bone marrow transplant on Friday the 27th of June.

On behalf of Rajesh, his family, friends and all his well wishers, we sincerely thank the donor who came forward to donate and save his life. God bless your heart.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

HelpRajesh Team.

Update from Rajesh

Preparations are underway and everything is on schedule for a transplant on 27th. Yeah!

Rajesh has completed two rounds of Chemo and three rounds of radiation. There are three more rounds of radiations ahead. He had a bad day yesterday with headache. But today he sounded much better after the 'roasting'(his words). But I could hear the strain in his voice.

He was in good spirits. He is still getting food from home but all the food goes thru the steam to sterilize. He said even the biscuit goes thru the steam! The new facility seems to be top quality and he likes it. He is in isolation and access is limited.

Update from Rajesh - BMT ahead...

Dear All,

Looks like the waiting is over, my rather extended parole days with my family is coming to an end as of tomorrow. I would be admitted tomorrow for the Bone Marrow Transplant program. The schedule would be :

19th Admission
20th Hickman’s catheter
21st Chemo (Cyclophosphamide)
22ndChemo (Cyclophosphamide)
23rd – 25th TBI
25th night we expect the Donor Cells to be here in Vellore hand carried by the NMDP personnel and as per the schedule I am to have the transplant on 26th morning.

Hopefully this should be the last part of my treatment. I would be admitted into the Bone Marrow Transplant rooms from the 21st onwards which means I would be in Isolation from then on until I recover from my transplant and my counts reach normalcy.

The contact numbers would remain the same for now. The phone number in the hospital room shall be provided once I have it.

Thanks and regards

Rajesh