I have this bobblehead on my bookshelf at work. Cal Ripken was one of the great players of his generation, putting together a Hall of Fame ...

Each of the past three weeks, we've taken Jack in for his next round of chemo. Each of the past three weeks, his counts have been too l...

The last two Tuesdays, Jack has been scheduled to start round two of chemo in this phase of his treatment. Both times though, his levels did...

It’s our Jack’s 19th birthday today and we are so incredibly proud of the man God is shaping him to be. This past year we have run the gam...

Just wanted to give a quick update, as well as thank all of you for praying for Jack this past week. We so appreciate your lifting him up a...

We’d really appreciate prayer today for our Jack. He is really suffering from extreme mouth and throat sores from chemotherapy. His counts w...

MRD results are negative! We are so very thankful for God’s mercy this morning! Now on to the next phase of chemo to #JackUpCancer. If J...

We were hoping to have results back from Jack's MRD today. Unfortunately, the results haven't come in yet, and we probably won't...

For the third straight week, the plan was to try to test Jack's bone marrow. When Jack went in today, our hope was that his ANC would be...

If it feels like we haven't been writing many updates in recent days, that's because not a whole lot has happened. Each of the last...

Jack went in today to have his bone marrow test done, but had a slight setback. Unfortunately, his white blood cell count was not quite hig...

Stay number six at Hotel Hurley is over and we are thankful Jack is home again, again. The last two rounds of chemo were especially tough...

After his three day "bonus stay" at Hotel Hurley last week, we're glad to have Jack home. Jack will be going back in to the c...

Well...this week was supposed to be a little easier. After having to come to the hospital for four days worth of chemo each of the last two...

The Cardinals only visit Detroit every sixth year in the normal schedule rotation, so it's not often that Jack gets to see his favor...

Last week was not a great week. Jack was scheduled to begin the next four week segment of the consolidation phase of his chemotherapy. Unfo...

This cancer road is a long one. We are so thankful for your encouraging words and prayers. Here are some of the requests on our hearts th...

Mission accomplished. Since Jack's great friend Brian Caine started the Postcards for Jack project, he has officially received postcar...

Well, it was a long, busy day for Jack & Erin today. In the end analysis though, it was a good day as we saw a number of our prayers ans...

Here are some quick prayer requests for this week: That Jack's pneumonia would completely clear up. That they'd painlessly remov...

This past Thursday, fellow Mizzou J-School grad Jonathan Deutsch of NBC25/Fox66 came out to the Michigan Mudcats' final game to do some...

This past week, Jack's oncologist referred him to a surgeon to take a look at the pneumonia in his lung and consider treatment option...

These last six years, Jack's involvement with the Michigan Mudcats baseball team that I've helped coach has truly been a highlight....

A case of pneumonia landed him in the hospital for his longest stay to date at eight days, but finally Jack (along with Erin, who had been s...

Monday Jack is scheduled to begin the second phase of his chemotherapy (called “consolidation”). Actually, he was scheduled to begin the pha...

You know you’ve had too many stays at Hurley when you walk onto the pediatric floor and all the nurses exclaim in unison, “Hey, Jack’s ba...

We are so thankful to report that Jack’s platelets and ANC jumped up to 91 and 1095 respectively so he is good to go for the next 8 weeks...

Jack has been struggling with pretty bad back pain that is really slowing him down. We're not really sure what is causing it, which conc...

"Not a good way to start the day." Those were Jack's words as we prepared to head out the door. He had been awakened in the mi...

The Postcards for Jack project is going great so far. If you'd like to see the wonderful collection of postcards Jack has received, sim...

We are truly thankful that Jack is feeling a little better this week. This is Jack's last week of the induction phase of his chemotherap...

Brian, one of Jack's best friends, came up with an idea to help keep Jack's spirits up. He is spearheading this project, and has sha...

We are so thankful for the support of Jack’s baseball teammates! One of them, Elijah, came up with the idea of getting wristbands to show s...

After a 7-day/6-night stay at the luxurious Hotel Hurley, Jack is back home! And while we couldn’t be more pleased with the nurses, doctor...

Jack woke up Monday feeling really off: lightheaded and his heart racing, so the doctors made an appointment for a blood transfusion on Tues...

Jack was scheduled for a spinal tap and another round of chemo Wednesday. Unfortunately, when we got to the clinic, we discovered that he h...

It was great for Jack to get to hang out tonight with his Michigan Mudcats teammates! Even though he can't play, it was won...

A second round of chemo in the books, Jack is back home and actually feeling pretty good. Ready to # JackUpCancer and # BeatLeukemia !

The nurses at Hurley are beyond compare! They went the extra mile today to disinfect and bring extra chairs to the game room so Jack could...

( click here for part one ) When Jack was a little boy, I read a parenting article that said you should give children choices. "Would...

The second week of May, amid AP exams, a varsity baseball tournament in Traverse City and studying for his very last high school finals, ...