Bennett’s ANC today is 1,125!!! From 992 three days ago. His WBC are 1.5 and neutrophils are 75. We are so happy and thankful that his counts are holding. It was going to be pretty scary if they dropped anymore. His WBC went down to 1.5 from 1.6. His hemoglobin went up to 12.4 from 11.8 which is good news! His platelets are 109 from 102. His liver levels are still really high at 172 and 680 from 301 and 656. Bilirubin total is .80 from .60.

The best news is that Bennett has gone ALL day without a bad heachache or any problems! Yea! Hopefully he is through the hard part of the side effects of his spinal tap. He really is ready to go back to his normal routine. He is quite the fighter but the longer this goes on, it’s easy to get discouraged sooner than before. He had really hoped his freshman year would be smooth sailing and that he would be able to play ball. We pray he can finish out the basketball season with good strength, stamina, and confidence. You might think he is asking or expecting too much and should just take it slow BUT this is not Bennett, he wants to do it all and he should because if he gives up, it’s not want he wants to do therefore causing depression and boredom.

He went to sunday school and church this morning. Hamilton had his Christmas play, they did really good. This afternoon and evening we ended up just hanging out at home. Bennett is planning on going to school tomorrow.

We appreciate everyone’s prayers and encouraging words! May God bless you in your times of trouble and be there to carry you through.