Day 7

Hi Everyone,

                It’s Thursday today, which means the weekend is right around the corner. I am looking forward to spending more time with Charlie on the weekends, as during the week I only get a couple of hours with him. Yesterday Charlie experienced sickness for the first time. Everything he is feeling remins me so much of the first couple month of pregnancy and morning sickness. This is much worse than morning sickness and I give him so much credit for standing strong and bearing with it all. I was mistaken in my last post about Charlie getting a break from chemo. He is currently taking the pill form of chemo, which he will take for the next couple of days. The doctors said his blood counts are right where they want it to be. He does not need any blood transfusions at this time which is great. Hopefully Charlie will be feeling a little better today and will be able to eat a little more. In the next months to come, Charlie will need to have a bone marrow transplant. We don’t know much at this time, but we do know that Brad and Jeff will be tested to see if they are a match. I will keep you updated on that, but at this time that is all we know.

Charlie got to see little Charlie yesterday. They were both so happy to see each other.  It’s so hard for Charlie to not see his son during his stay at the hospital. Little Charlie definitely brings us happiness and is the shining star through all of this. Our families are truly amazing. Charlie’s parents and brothers are at the hospital during the day with Charlie, as my mom watches little Charlie during the day. We are so lucky to have them and I definitely feel this is bringing us so much closer together. Continue to pray for Charlie as this is a tough time for him. It’s hard to cope with cancer and to deal with the sickness that comes along with it. He’s doing a great job and being as strong as he can be. Keep it up Charlie!