Day 14

Hi Everyone,

          It's day 14! Right now we are at the two week mark with Charlie. It feels like it has been so much longer. Pretty soon Charlie will be able to come home. We can't wait! Charlie has been through so much these past two weeks that he deserves a break. Tomorrow will be the last day of the chemo pill. After tomorrow his counts really need to go up so he can come home. Charlie is feeling good today, but is starting to get frustrated with being in the hospital. The beds are uncomfortable and the food isn't that great. He is doing a great job hanging in there. The doctors came in today and explained what their hopes and goals are for Charlie. Once Charlie goes home he will have to have another bone marrow biopsy to see how well the chemo worked. The plan for now is to finish one more round of chemo and then hopefully have a bone marrow match so he can have a bone marrow transplant. Brad and Jeff together have a combined 45 percent chance to be a match. We are hoping and praying that one of them will be. The bone marrow transplant will be done in California at the City of Hope in Pasadena. Right now nothing is set in stone since this is a big waiting game. Charlie's cancer cells need to be under 5 percent to be able to have the bone marrow transplant. Please pray for his counts to rise and pray that the chemo is doing it's job. He is going to kick A.L.L's butt! We thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, I will keep the updates coming. We love you all!