HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

I hope all of the moms out there had a great day....we sure had a full weekend.

I know that I have been really lax in posting, and I will try to get better. For some reason my computer has been really slow and I get frustrated and turn it off!!

Eli's visit to the clinic last week went off without a hitch. We even took John's mom to get an MRI while we were there, and although she had to wait a while for us, things went fine. Eli's counts continue to be good, in fact they are too good....so, we increased his Methotrexate that he takes every week to see if we can get him in that "range" that they want him to be in for chemo.

This week we got a finger poke at home, but his blood clotted on the way to the lab so we never got the counts. I think we will just go in weekly so we can always get the update. I live by those numbers, and I don't like flying blind for a week. This week we will go in and get his IVIG, which is an immunoglobulin transfusion to help with his immune system. Because it is a blood product it takes some time, but everything should be fine.

We had such a great weekend!! Friday Eli was the "honorary co-captain" of the local major league soccer club, the battery. He got the flip the coin and everything and was such a big boy!!! The Team in Training team that set it up raised lots of money for LLS...so thanks to those that came out!! Then we went to St. Christopher camp at Seabrook Island for our church retreat on Saturday and got to spent the day on the beach will all of our friend. We spent the night there and came back yesterday afternoon. Whew!!!

As I watch Eli this summer, I am amazed at him and my other boys and how they have adjusted to all of this....

Please pray for the family of Samuel Bachcus, a little six year old soldier that lost his battle this week....also pray for all those mothers that have lost children. I cannot help but think what a difficult time this must be for them.

I will try to post every week....promise.

Thanks for checking in.

Maria

I am thankful for my mother!!!