Thank you Christine. I read your post to our friends and they took comfort in hearing someone in a similar situation and it was ok. The marrow has been drawn, now it's the old wait and see game, which unfortunately in this case, takes 2 weeks.

wife/caregiver to Vince, dx 4/12 Stage IV BOT HPV+ SCC, poorly diff.; T4N2cMo; U of C; Clinical trial, Everolimus; 6 wks ind. chemo (Cetuximab, Cisplatin & Taxol), 50 x IMRT, 75 gy chemorad w/5FU, Hydrea & Taxol; 5 years out, thankfully still NED