Sunday Morning

Overnight, Jack's anesthetic started to wear off and he got very uncomfortable and ended up removing his feeding tube. They put it back in and then restrained him again to make sure that he didn't repeat this. He is back to being aware of people around him and is following commands (squeezing hands, opening eyes, etc). Squeezing people hand's and slightly nodding is how he is really communicating with people right now. The doctor's came by on rounds again about an hour ago and his condition has remained the same. Jack was given a transfusion last night. His white blood cell count is still extremely high and his platelet level is around the same amount it was yesterday (around 60). Ideally, the neurologists would like it to remain above 80 for consecutive days. They have also increased his oxygen levels again to help him breath better. The oncologist mentioned that if Jack can remain stable they may try a low does chemotherapy soon but this will have some level of risk since he had his original chemotherapy about 2 weeks ago. If I get more information I will post another update today.

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