Friday November 21st Late Night

Time has gotten away from me today. I am just now able to post updates. First off I want to thank All of the people who hit the Bonfils today to donate, keep the donations coming It is absolutely amazing the support and love that our family has received. My heart is filled with so much joy to know how many people love my son. I personally think he is very special. He has such a big heart and a giving soul. I dearly love him with all of my heart. I have sat in this room hour after hour for the last three weeks trying to understand how we ended up here. It is so unbelievable I can't even begin to understand it. I have learned so much over the last three weeks...most important I have learned the value of my children and how very precious every minute is with them. Time just flashes by in a blink of an eye and they are 23 years old, where did that time go. Zach and I shared a lunch together for my birthday the week before he got sick. We sat and talked for a couple hours as we usually do, it is a moment I hold very dear in my heart right now. We talked about how proud I am of his accomplishments and lots of other things. Zach has accomplished so much for a 23 year old. His biggest accomplishment was he just bought a house. His dad and I are so proud of that. He was a few days shy of actually moving in before he got sick. So when he gets out of this home away from home we will have a big house warming/celebration of life party as we move him in and everyone is invited.

Okay so now you want to know how his day went and it was okay. No big milestones today but no big setbacks either. We had another critically stable day. He is still on the Osc. Vent with nitric oxide which he is weaning off of. His B/P had remained stable on two pressers to aide him with stability. LFT's have remained fairly stable today With INR coming down slightly today. Hct remained stable as well but platelet count continues to stay low and he continues to get transfused. The big shaker for today is he had another round of Chemo, receiving only one of they treatments he received last week. Once again incredibly scary as it could help him or possibly take his life because of his critical condition. We are battling two demons here sepsis with no immune system and Leukemia/Lymphoma a rare and rapid form. We have a 50/50 chance either way. I have had to make some of the toughest decisions I know I have ever had to make in my life. So again lots of prayers now for a stable week as the chemo does its job. We are hoping for more WBC's so cheer them on they need to get pumped up and produce away. That one little WBC need some good friends. So for tonight my dear extended family Zachary is resting well and is stable for the moment. We don't intend to rock the boat tonight.

Good Night to All

Ronda