Please Support Colin Autry

Hey everyone, most of you already know, but for those of you who don't, Colin (Sasha's brother) was diagnosed with leukemia about one month ago. He is in the hospital and will remain there for the duration of his treatment, which they say will most likely be 6 to 8 months. He has so far endured his first round of chemotherapy, which has been really rough on him. Thankfully, I (Sasha) am a 100% match for Colin's bone marrow, so they will be able to do a bone marrow transplant later on when he is physically ready.

Pushpa (Colin and Sasha's mom) has set up a website where you can read her journal updates about his progress. You can find a much more detailed description of the situation at her site. There is also an area called the guestbook where visitors can leave messages for Colin. If you are so inclined to leave a supportive note, the URL is:

www.caringbridge.org/visit/colinautry

Just take a few moments to set up a log-in and password so that you can sign the guestbook. Your good energy is greatly appreciated.

This was back during the last week of October when I went to visit. Colin's hair has been buzzed off since then and has continued to fall out ever since he began chemo

In the corner of the photo you can see his massive amounts of IV bags. Those are all his fluids and IVs that continuously run and is set up through a surgically implanted permanent line (Broviac tube) attached to a main artery in his chest. That is the same port from which the nurses draw blood and administer all the different types of chemotherapy

During my visit I claimed this little area in the corner by the window. On the nights that I stayed over I had the pleasure of sleeping on a very narrow, hard window seat. The room is not exciting or entertaining at all and it totally sucks that he has to stay in there the whole time, but it is a pressurized controlled environment that sanitizes the air so that he won't get sick. His immune system is non-existent right now and we all have to take extra precautions around Colin.

He naps most of the time and is exhausted from nausea, lack of sleep or just plain old sick and tired of being sick and tired. Also, the tv is kind of lame and there is no internet connection available. Of all the horrible things to do to an x-box live playing teenager who is stuck in the hospital, that is not cool at all.