About Shari
Shari Ichelson Silverman is a 34 year-old mother of 11 year-old Ashley-Ann. Throughout June Shari didn't feel well. Numerous doctors made wildly wrong diagnoses. Shari collapsed and was transported to York Central Hospital by ambulance. They thought she was dehydrated. Blood tests soon revealed the truth: leukemia. Testing at Princess Margaret Hospital provided her with a definitive diagnosis: AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia.)
Shari spent 6 weeks at Princess Margaret undergoing chemotherapy. She was so sick that the CODE BLUE team responded to her twice. A second round of chemotherapy was administered as an outpatient. However she developed a high fever and was again hospitalized.
Shari recently received devastating news that she must have a bone marrow transplant to survive. She has had numerous blood and platelet transfusions to keep her alive to this point. And, she will need many more. Shari needs blood, platelets and a bone marrow donor to survive.
Shari's best chance is a Human Leukocyte Antigen match from a Jewish donor. You may be the one to save Shari. All that is needed right now is a simple mouth swab.
July 20, 2009 Today marks yet another milestone the completion of the first round of chemo. Now we wait for Shari's body to regenerate healthy cells. The next week or two will be particularly rough for Shari but with your continued support we are confident that she will get through it.
July 25, 2009 Today Shari had her hair shaved off, Mike, Jonathan, Robbie and Josh have shaved there heads in support of Shari
August 8, 2009 Day 29 (Week 4) Today was an amazing day. Shari was sitting up eating and talking. She has taken a walk to the nursing station. On the way to kicking Cancer in the Ass.
August 9, 2009 Day 30 Today was not the greatest day. Shari was extremely tired today as she has over done it the last few days. She had to be given Magnesium and Blood today.Once the blood and magnesium had gone through her system, Shari did perk up and was very excited to eat some of her moms freshly baked blueberry cake
August 13, 2009 Today was a great day Shari was allowed to go home. As it turns out this is the same day that her daughter Ashley returned from camp.
August 31, 2009 Well it's been a good week previously and now we start round two of chemo. In hospital for the each day getting chemo Wednesday soars in mouth, rash, all to be expected Thursday nausea, fever, and a blood transfusion.
September 7, 2009 Shari started second round of Chemo as an out-patient.
September 11, 2009 Shari is back in the hospital due to a fever.
September 25, 2009 Shari is now back at home.
October 10, 2009 Next week we will start round 3 of Chemo as an out-paitent.
October 31, 2009 Shari is back in hospital & is having a rough day with typhilitis
November 3, 2009 Meds for the typhilitis are starting to work
November 12, 2009 Shari needed blood today to help give her a boost for the week-end. All of her numbers are up and she should be gaining strength each day. She still has 2 more weeks of the antifungal meds to finish. Let's hope that Shari continues to climb to her ladder of good health.
