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Posted 2012-12-05T04:21:26Z

December 4: Happy to be Back Home

Dear Friends and well wishers, I am happy to bring you some good news today. Sujata has come home from the hospital after a 26 day ordeal that will be difficult to forget anytime soon. As I mentioned on this page a few weeks ago, she was readmitted to Mount Sinai on Nov 8 with an onset of Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD), a relatively common reaction to bone marrow transplants. However, Sujata’s case was anything but common. What started as isolated patches of skin rash on the surface of her hands and legs, rapidly spread all over her body and turned into blisters that caused excruciating pain and an intolerable burning sensation. We, who saw her suffer through this agony every day, could barely walk out of her hospital room without tears. It would not be an exaggeration to say that her doctors were quite concerned. Thankfully, they were able to come up with a treatment plan that eventually brought the problem under control. About ten days ago, the situation started to turn around. The blisters dried up and the skin began to regain its original color. Throughout this difficult period, the nurses at Mount Sinai provided extraordinarily compassionate care. Often, they would stay up all night with Sujata, doing everything within their power to lessen her pain. They were angels of mercy and we are forever thankful for their kindness.[...]