Coming Home

Day 18 (today) has been a long day, because the words "go home" has been mentioned. Dad had a CT scan on his brain today and everything looked the same which made them happy. The neurologist said he thinks the body will just absorb the blood and that would be better than doing surgery. He also had a spinal tap done, which is why it's taken so long to get home. We won't know results on that for awhile, but the main reason for doing it was to give another chemo treatment in his spine. His number are looking much better every day. The white blood cells where 73 yesterday and 83 today, platelets 89 yesterday 106 today, hematocrit is dropping a little but not a huge concern, anc (fights infection) 6.6 yesterday 7.5 today this makes him safe to go in public. He's clear until the 2nd of May when he'll have to go to the hospital for another CT scan and then on the 6th to see Dr. Wallentine to determine when they'll start the next chemotherapy treatment. Life should be more normal for the next little while so the blog may not be updated as often. We knew as a family we could be strong and support each other, but we had no idea there would be so many of you to join us on this fight. We are extremely grateful for your visits and calls.