Resumption after transplant❗Leoś begins treatment and preparations for another transplant❗

RESUMPTION...

Despite a bone marrow transplant just four months ago, Leosia's leukemia has unfortunately returned. During follow-up tests on February 13 2% of blasts, or cancer cells, appeared in the peripheral blood. A few days later A bone marrow biopsy was performed, which confirmed that the disease had returned. The test result showed 19% blasts. Treatment was started immediately. Leoś received another round of chemotherapy and was again admitted to the intensive care unit. at the Cape of Hope Clinic.

A brief return home

Not long ago, the whole family hoped that the most difficult stage was behind them. On December 23, Leoś returned home after a bone marrow transplant. He spent Christmas and New Year's Eve with his parents and younger brother Tymon, who was his donor. Unfortunately, subsequent tests quickly showed that the disease had not gone away.

Another treatment option

Leoś has been back in the hospital since February 23.He has several months of intensive treatment ahead of him. Doctors are planning the next cycles of chemotherapy and preparing for another bone marrow transplant. The search for a donor has already begun. This means more weeks of isolation and a very difficult time for the whole family. However, everyone believes that this stage of treatment will ultimately stop the disease. March 5, 2026

Preparing for a transplant

On October 27, Leoś was transferred from the hematology ward to the transplant ward. at Cape of Hope. The time of preparation for bone marrow transplantation has begun, and a period of complete isolation, which was a huge physical and emotional burden for the five-year-old boy.

14-month-old donor

Leosia's younger brother became the bone marrow donor. Tymon, who was only 14 months old at the time. The tests showed a 100% match. The transplant took place on November 5.

Long weeks of isolation

After Leoś's transplant He spent 14 days in complete isolation, in a closed room. He spent the next 14 days in the post-transplant ward with his mother, still unable to go outside. It was a time of constant vigilance and enormous tension.

Light at the end of the tunnel

Leoś is still in the hospital. with her mother. For a week now, there has been no need for blood transfusions, which is a very important and encouraging sign. The chimerism results show 100 percent, which means that the brother's bone marrow has taken hold. and is working properly. It has been 29 days since the transplant. The medications I am taking, although necessary, significantly lower my immunity. The first complication was DOV, fluid appeared in the abdominal cavity and the liver enlarged. Skin problems associated with the graft and cytomegalovirus infection are, unfortunately, further complications.

Further research and uncertainty

On Wednesday, Leoś will be admitted to the hospital on Borowska Street. Under anesthesia, fluid will be drained from the lungs because infiltrates have appeared there. The test is designed to rule out fungal infection and accurately assess the situation. During the same procedure Doctors will also perform a bone marrow puncture because 6 percent of the disease is still present.  

"We are grateful that Leoś has been fever-free for a week. At the same time, we know how quickly his condition can change, sometimes from hour to hour. It is a very difficult time, full of tension and vigilance. We are with Leoś constantly. We are fighting alongside him, step by step, holding on to the hope that each passing day brings him closer to stability and safety." - parents

December 15, 2025