Bennett saw the Dr. and she thought he looked Great!  He has one mouth sore left and he weighed 116. This is the same weight he weighed two weeks ago.  The nurse drew his blood and his ANC is 2,065. All other counts were good except protein is low.  Bennett said he was going to have eggs for breakfast.

Bennett  had the spinal tap surgery around 11:00. He was given sedation medicine and he complained during the procedure that it really hurt so the Dr. gave him some more sedation. The spinal tap is where the Dr. puts a needle in his lower spine and releases his spinal fluid into a vial. The Dr. gave him a chemotherapy shot into his spine. He went to sleep and slept until 2:00.  The extra sedation medicine really knocked him out. He got two chemo drugs: an iv push of vincristine and an iv drip of doxorubicin that  runs for about 30 minutes.

Once he woke up he ate some soup and a turkey sandwich. He had to have his monthly breathing treatment of pentamadine which prevents him from getting pneumonia.

He starts taking dexamethasone which is a steriod for one week.  Bennett is dreading this. Steriods makes him hungry all the time and makes his face really puffy.

We went and visited with our friends, Michele and Ryan that are back in the hospital.  Please pray for his recovery. He has been running a high temp and has an infection.

Bennett is feeling good. He talked and sang all the way home.

His next appt is Friday and he has to have a chemo called PEG Asparaginase which is given by 3 shots in his legs.

“Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.” Psalm 147:5