Bennett is doing good. His energy level is increasing each day. Since Friday, he has been up all day with no naps! We got home yesterday afternoon from camping. He went golfing 9 holes late afternoon with his Dad and played wiffle ball with Hamilton. He has been keeping busy.

He has fell a few times. He fell out of the boat after docking it at the pond which of course made us nervous. He had a life jacket on but got wet from head to toe. He also fell getting out of the golf cart when stepping on uneven ground. He has done this periodically but had improved. It just seems lately it’s little worse when stepping out/down. I am going to mention it to the Dr. because I believe this is a side effect of the vincristine which he hasn’t had since April 15th.

His ANC today was 1,302 from 1,275. WBC was 3.1 and neutrophils were 42. Hemoglobin is 10.3 from 9.5 and platelets are 141 from 146. We thought his counts might be higher with nothing really to bring them down since he hasn’t had any chemo. I guess it’s going to take awhile for his body to build back up. His counts are high enough tomorrow for treatment in St Louis. He should get an iv push of vincristine at the clinic. He will start taking steroids twice a day for 5 days, plus take 6mp chemo daily and the methotrexate weekly on Tuesday’s.

His creatinine (kidney function) went down to 1.0 from 1.3 but is still high. Bennett’s level is usually around .07. His potassium stayed at 3.0 and he has ate a banana every day and 3.6 is normal. Also, his calcium is low at 8.1 and normal is 8.4 so we are not sure what the Dr. will want to do.

We went to the movies this afternoon and saw Iron Man. We were still careful not to sit by a bunch of people. Bennett is gradually eating better. We continue to pray that he continues to build up his appetite and strength. We pray that the infection he had is gone and he stays in remission FOREVER!

“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the works of your hands.” Psalm 138:8