Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh my




We are into our 4th week of treatment. A lot of you are already familiar with the treatment Layla had in March and August of last year at the Kleef institute. This one is very similar with minor additions and at least three weeks longer. We are looking at seven weeks of treatment that include two fever weeks. Layla already had her first fever week on 9/23/19 and is scheduled to have the second one on 10/28/19. The fever is caused by a drug called interleukin II. Fever is our friend. It wakes up the immune system and reminds it to attack those unwanted cells. The trick is to induce the fever gently without wreaking havoc on the body.

Layla is tolerating the treatments pretty well, feels good in general and has a very positive attitude. It is difficult for us to measure progress in terms of tumor markers and scans as immunotherapy treatment can cloud these results.

We are enjoying living in the City. Vienna has been voted the most livable City in the world for the second year in a row. The cities were judged by metric like crime rates, healthcare quality, infrastructure, education and levels of corruption. We are definitely reaping the benefits of a great transportation system and an easy city to navigate. The weather has been perfect and fall is present everywhere. We finally managed to get to the zoo at the Schoenbrunn which is the oldest zoo in the world. It is walking distance from the clinic and yet somehow we managed to not visit the last two times we were here. We are happy we did this time and are sharing with you the wild highlights.

With lots of love,
Layla and the team!
Typical infusion day

Olaf always there!


Finally made it to the zoo!








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