Back home
21 June 2026Our time in the Chinese medical system in Shanghai was an eye-opening experience.
Car-t therapy is amazing - in terms technology and what can be done to the human body. After a bunch of tests, my t-cells were harvested and sent to Beijing for genetic re-programming. I then had a week of chemo and radiotherapy before my newly trained cells were re-infused. I had a fever for four days which meant things were working with expansion raising to 34% of total t-cells. Almost immediately my myeloma markers started to come down, in fact to ‘normal’ levels, meaning the t-cells were doing their thing and attacking cancer. On discharge from Liquan, doctors did a bone marrow biopsy (ouch!) and they couldn't find a trace of disease.
The final two weeks was waiting for final check up's. We did some touristy things around Shanghai - which is an amazing and beautiful city - and rested up.
It's great to be back home and in summary, my disease is currently 'suppressed'.
Finaly - and most importantly - I want to extend a big thank you from me, Nicky and my girls for your support to help make this happen.