And the counts are:::

Hemoglobin 10.2 (Up from last week)
Platelets 190 (Up from last week)

Can we have a drumroll please.....

ANC 310 (Groooooooaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!)

This really sucks. No way around it.

Aside from the fact that we were really hoping to take a trip to the mountains for a few days, I am tired of being inside my house. I know Eli is tired of being inside the house. This is truly the tale of two Summers......first half of the summer the counts were so high that we basically had no restrictions. Now we are so low that we cannot go inside anywhere...and it is so hot we really can't go outside anywhere. (Anyone say Heat Index over 105 today?!) I am soooo frustrated by this.

Tomorrow Eli will go to my parents' house for the evening while we have Jacob's birthday party here. (Thank God for them.) We are just having 6 boys over. We are going bowling and then coming back here for a sleep over....it should be a fun night!!(Yes, that is sarcasm.)

On Sunday, John is going to take the older boys to Clemson for Fan Appreciation Day. They will be able to meet the players and get autographs, etc. We were hoping to put it all together with the mountains, but that isn't going to happen now. Eli and I will go in early Monday to see if the counts have come up. If they are up to 1000 (I'm not going to hold my breath here) then we may make a little trip to Charlotte or Columbia. WE will just have to wait and see.

Because the counts are below 500, we have to suspend Chemo until they come back up...then start the dosage game all over again...fun, fun, fun.

Other than my frustration things here are going well. Eli has a little rash on his leg, but the onc didn't seem to think it was contageous or anything to worry over, so I won't.

Sorry for the rant....again, I know we are blessed that he remains healthy (relatively speaking....I know he has leukemia and all...but no colds or bugs)

Thanks for checking in.

Maria

I am thankful for my parents and that they live so close to us and are there when we need them!!!