04/06/2026
T-cell infusion day
Benny was admitted to hospital as an inpatient last Thursday in preparation for his CAR-T cell therapy. He started the first of 3 days of chemo on Saturday. This is designed to reduce the number of lymphocytes (white blood cells) in his body, ready for the modified t-cells to be infused.
He had a couple of “rest” days and then today the cells were put back into his body. They brought a virtual reality headset for him to use as a distraction while they were putting the cells back in and he enjoyed watching some bees buzzing around 🐝
Benny is still feeling well in himself. After the infusion he seemed a bit delirious in the way that he was talking and walking but the doctors assured us that this is normal. There’s still a very strong sweetcorn smell lingering in the room from the preservative that they use for the cells.
From what we’ve heard, the side effects usually start to appear from around 3 days post infusion so now we just wait and make the most of him feeling well in the meantime.
To everyone that helped us reach this point in any way, thank you from the bottom of our hearts ♥️
