WCCO Minnesota afternoon co-host Jordana Green revealed on her Caring Bridge page that her cancer is back, one week after informing the public she was in the remission stage of her battle.
“Last night was one of the worst nights of my life. I had to tell my kids my cancer has returned. I’m sorry. I feel like I’ve failed you and them and me,” Green wrote.
The WCCO radio host said it was only one week ago that she posted the e-mail from her doctor stating her continued remission. Green adds she now has to have a bone marrow transplant.
“But those were results from blood work done at Mayo, it was before the MRD results came back. MRD is Minimal Residual Disease. A lab at the University of Washington (Seattle) looks at your bone marrow on a molecular level, and it found .011% of T Cell ALL in my blood. We repeated the bone marrow biopsy this past Friday and it showed .0036% of disease. My doctor says any trace is a remission. I’m so sorry.
“I will be admitted to Mayo to begin chemo; they have to get me back into full remission before a BMT. I will do at least two rounds of chemo (about 4-6 weeks each) before BMT.”
Two years ago, Green’s doctor’s found her a donor from a man in Germany, and they are now contacting him to see if he remains willing to donate. Furthermore, they’ll also see if he’s healthy enough for a procedure. If not, the team will have to find someone else that’s compatable.
“My greatest risk for the next few months as they dismantle my immune system will be infections, so if we had dinner plans or a trip or anything, I will have to cancel,” Green said.
“I wont lose my hair again until BMT so I may dye it platinum. The kids will still go to NJ for Passover but Marc and I will zoom their Seder. We will have to move back to Rochester for the transplant in a few months.”
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