Labory Day Update

The doctor came in last night before we left and updated Fran on Jack's condition with his recent coughing and breathing difficulty. They said that he does not have pneumonia but his lungs were inflamed. The doctor recommended that if Jack started taking in longer, deeper breaths (as much as he can handle) this could help to alleviate his current condition.

They are still treating Jack for this swelling in the legs by putting some air compression pads around them. Apparently, this helps the bodily naturally get rid of the fluid build up.

The attending physician we spoke with today went over some of the plans for Jack's cancer treatment. They said they were going to stay with the current schedule of every other day with the Campath at least for this week. The oncology team would then meet with the family later in the week to determine if the drug is working as much as they would like or if they need to try a new course of treatment. While is current white blood cell level is half of what it was when he first got here it is still much larger than they would like.

Jacks current white blood cell count was between 300 and 350. He looked a little tired still but was very talkative and was thanking people left and right for the cards, for visiting and for the kind words that were posted here on the blog. The nurses said he ate all his breakfast, and when we got here he was in the middle of eating some meatloaf and mashed potatoes. He gave his chocolate chip cookie to Josh (who was very excited again to see G-Pop).

Jack was content to sit and listen to music most of the time that we were here. He has always loved his music and it is very comforting to him. He kept asking for more of the pineapple soda with ice (he's gone through like 3/4 of the 2 liter bottle already).

Jack had a few comments for people that Erin wrote on the "Thoughts and Prayers" section.