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 staying at the hospital with him) is home. After being admitted to the hospital on four separate occasions for 26 of the last 51 days, you can hardly imagine how great it is to have all of us home under one roof.
He started the second ("consolidation") phase of his chemotherapy on Monday, a week later than originally planned. Part of the treatment was a spinal tap, and we are very thankful that Jack did not experience any post-spinal tap headaches. The phase will involve two four week regimens, with a pause in between to allow his levels to rebound.
There was a concern that they would need to drain the fluid from his lung for a second time, perhaps even needing to insert a chest tube for drainage, but thankfully Jack was able to avoid that before heading home. That said, they are still keeping an eye on things, and he will be visiting a surgeon on Friday to check on his lung and consider what procedures might be necessary. In the meantime, he is on oral antibiotics at home to fight the pneumonia.
Thank you once again for our continued prayers and for your words of support!
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