Hello!!!! Doesn't Eli look great (you can click on the pic to make it bigger)!? His white blood cell count took a major jump over night. The number shot up from 800 to 2300 overnight so he'll definitely be home this weekend! I made it my business to get to the hospital early enough to catch Dr. B so that I could talk to him about what Eli can and cannot do during his recovery. First and foremost, Dr. B said that he could not have asked for a better recovery for Elijah. All of the nurses are amazed at how he has rebounded. He's back to eating three meals a day, still continuing to go for his walks and praising God for feeling normal. The doc is cutting back most of his medications because he simply doesn't need them. Of course, he has already talked about working out, playing golf, and giving his testimony (not in that order though). Dr. B said he'll need to sit tight for a couple of weeks and then, after that, wear a mask when in large groups, just to be on the safe side. I took this pic of him before I left today so that you all can see him for yourself! Surprisingly, the chemo didn't make his hair come out (well, that's not a major stretch when you shave yourself bald anyway). I thought he'd at least lose something, but as you can see, he's actually in need of a shave.
After I bring him home we'll just have to go to the doc's a couple of times a week to make sure his numbers are headed in the right direction. As time progresses our trips to the doc's will decrease. Have I mentioned how ready we both are for him to get to that point. It's coming, we can tell!
Keep the prayers coming, you can see for yourself that they are working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
Kimberly
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