Eli's Girl

Hi everyone! As you can see coach has bought himself a "new" car. He always talked about buying an old classic car so he decided to take the plunge and buy a 1950 Chevy Bel-Air. I took this pic after we returned from our first spin through the neighborhood today. He is looking forward to adding a few things to it and going cruising on the weekends!

At his last doctor's visit the doc said he is still amazed at Elijah's progress. A few days before his visit we were concerned because his legs looked swollen. Come to find out he's just filling back out due to his lifting weights and bike riding. He gained 6 lbs last week! He'd been small for so long that seeing his muscles reappear actually scared us! He gets to take a break from doctor's visits for a few weeks now. This weekend he'll be attending his first North Texas Myeloma Support Group (I can't go, the kidlets have games, of course). We've never actually met any of the members, but we have corresponded via e-mail with some. They were very helpful during this ordeal.

I'm sure some of you heard the reports about "experts" saying that prayer doesn't help with healing. They obviously havent heard Eli's story. The first round of tests that Eli took a couple of weeks ago show that the presence of myeloma in his system has already dropped to .01%, the cancer is almost undetectable. Dr. B expects it to continue to drop because they don't normally see a number that this soon after a transplant. I want to thank you all for your continued prayers for our family. But there are also others that are in need of prayer too so if you warriors can send some prayers up for our babysitter Leah and one of Eli's Wildcat players, Bryce, it would truly be appreciated. Leah was diagnosed with MS last week. Our sons love her because they share a love for animals. Leah will be graduating from college next month and we are very proud of her.

Here's a pic of Bryce and Coach after winning the big championship game in November. A few days after this pic was taken Bryce was diagnosed with a condition that is causing him to lose his hearing. We were informed today that Bryce won't be able to play football this year. We are truly saddened by the news because Bryce and his family are great people and coach loved Bryce's attitude about the game. They will always be a part of our wildcat family.

Thank you,

Kimberly