Trained Natural Killers
I have to admit, this feels a little weird. For the last few weeks, a little part of myself stayed in Mexico. Not the metaphorical sense either--some actual cells stayed behind to be cultured and trained, and yesterday, we were reunited. 952 million natural killer cells and 421 million dendritic cells in a 50mL vial with the contents labelled: Emily Sorensen. A vial of my cells, all exposed to various environments and trained to find and kill my specific type cancer cells. They've been well taken care of and kept very busy. The report card: A+ The science, honestly, is a little beyond me, which is hard to admit. Language hasn't typically been a barrier, but sometimes the translation of very sciencey science terms can get a little muddy. But, what I do know...a satisfactory number of NK/dendritic cells from a culture is 50 million, and the royal "we" made 952 million and 421 million. I mean, this isn't sports, but if it were... And now, we wait. I'l