My husband is 76 years old and has been in and out of the UCLA hospital 6 times since July 7 when he was diagnosed with AML (FLT3, D835 chromosome mutations).  He completed the induction phase of chemo and a subsequent bone biopsy showed his white cells were "clear".  After consolidation chemo that was not the case so he had relapsed.  It was decided to try Mylotarg, another chemo treatment used primarily in the elderly.   The second treatment of Mylotarg has been completed and he is currently hospitalized and receiving blood and platelet transfusions as needed.  His counts have been at zero for a few days but have not started back up.  Yesterday he was complaining about a sharp pain on the right side of his head - from his eye to his neck - and this morning is having double vision.  This has been a veritable rollercoaster and we take it "day to day" as his oncologist suggests.  The doctors say that the reason he has tolerated these three rounds of chemo is because he was in very good health - no heart problems, no diabetes, and he exercised every day and was very careful about what he ate.   It's so very difficult to know what to do - I have been cooking food and taking it in every day because he is so tired of the hospital menu, but he is not eating very much.   He owned a manufacturing company and was working until he was diagnosed - said he was planning to retire at the end of the year but the decision was made for him.  We have had a wonderful life together - 48 years of being best friends and I cannot imagine life without him.  Guess I am interested in any thoughts anyone has about this process and what your experience has been.  Thanks for listening.