An Update

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 answered.

Here's the rundown of Jack's day:

• He had his levels checked, and while his platelets were low, most of his other numbers were holding relatively well.
• He received platelets to prepare him for the spinal tap.
• He got an x-ray done on his chest to check on his pneumonia and help determine if he could get the chest tube removed.
• He received chemo via a spinal tap along with the requisite hour recovery time on his back to help prevent a post spinal-tap headache (which he thankfully avoided!).
• It was determined that the fluid had drained enough that he was able to have the chest tube removed, thankfully without any pain.
• He received two more kinds of chemo that took about two hours.
• Finally, another x-ray was taken to check out his lung post chest tube removal.

All in all, Erin & Jack were at the hospital from before 9:00 until after 5:00, but we're thankful that things went well and that at the end of it all, Jack got to come home! It’s hard to express how much we appreciate the doctors, nurses and staff that care for Jack with such knowledge, skill and compassion as he fights this battle. God bless them.