Ladies and Gentlemen, we have white cells!

It may be a bit early to make that announcement, but this morning Jack's white blood cell count went from <.1 to .1! I know it doesn't sound like much progress, but this is exactly what needs to start happening for Jack to be able to heal from his digestive issues, mouth sores, & fever. It's also what needs to happen so he can go home. Our nurses said that even the slightest jump can make a world of difference, and Jack was saying that his mouth felt a bit better this morning- even before he knew his white cells had come up a bit.

His fever has been much lower- hanging between 98.9 and 100.6. The antibiotics that he is on seem to be keeping it under control. He has been using his treadmill and walking laps around his pod to stay active, and staying out of bed as much as he can. Even though it has gotten much easier for him to swallow liquids, he is still too sore to eat. As long as his white cells keep growing that shouldn't be a problem for much longer.

Jack's chemo schedule for this hospital stay- he's finished!

Jack also finished his last round of chemo! He had been receiving a type of chemotherapy as an immunosuppresant to help the graft come in slowly and to prevent graft vs. host disease (GVHD). He got his last dose yesterday and even though one of his nurses wrote in his chart that he was handling the Methotrexate "like a rockstar", he is excited that he doesn't have to do that anymore.

For now, that is all the news we have to report. Hopefully his counts will keep coming up and our next update will have an estimate for when Jack will get to come home!