Well, as it always goes...never a "normal" procedure day for us!!! Although, this time the fault was ours, not the pharmacy's...everything was going like clockwork until...Eli stood up on his line while playing. OOPS!! OUCH!! He was getting his pentamadine at the time and began to scream as the medicine started going into his skin/chest. Not a great moment for us. But, the nurses took care of us and took the line out and put a warm compress on it...then were were reaccessed and began the day again...whew. They didn't know what type of reaction he would have and told me to call if the area began to blister/hurt once we got home. Nice. But, we came home and all was fine.

Huge blessing of the day/month/year: We went to visit Ella, our neighbor that was diagnosed a few weeks ago and has been in the "big house" all this time. When we were on the floor all of the nurses were just having fits over how good Eli looks and what a big boy he has become...once we visited and we were leaving Eli looked at me and said, "Mommy, how did those ladies know me??" I almost cried. The Lord is so good. Only one year out and Eli remembers very little of 2007 and our time there.

Eli's counts were a great 1850. His hemoglobin and platelets are still in the normal range, so we go on. The onc said not to worry too much about the swine flu....they are monitoring it closely and would let us know the minute they felt we need to take extra precautions with our little ones. So we will continue to be careful, but stay in life.

The older boys began swim team this week. It is such a huge time commitment, but I really feel it is worth it living here on the coast. Eli will take some swim lessons this year as well. He is so fearless in the pool that I would like him to be a better swimmer.

We continue to be so blessed by your prayers and support, thank you!!

Maria