TORONTO — Alexis Wronzberg – the 27-year-old who received a potentially life-saving bone marrow and stem cell transplant from her mother last month at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital – has started to show the hoped-for results.
Alexis Wronzberg
Her blood work is moving toward normal and showing signs of engraftment, indicating that the new bone marrow and stem cells are starting to work, her father Rick told The CJN. As well, a recent bone marrow biopsy showed no signs of leukemia, he added.
In late September, Wronzberg suffered a recurrence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She travelled from Toronto to Israel for the $300,000 treatment, following an urgent fundraising campaign.
She no longer has to stay in the hospital, and her spirits are generally good, Rick said. Almost a dozen friends and family members have travelled to Israel to spend time with her.
However, she has been fighting infections and still has to be in the hospital as an outpatient five days a week.
“We’re waiting for complete engraftment,” Rick said, adding that her doctors are cautiously optimistic.
“One day at a time, but things are moving in the right direction.”
