Thank you

We got to come home from the hospital today.  Shad's ANC was 377 this morning which is well above the 250.  The doctors seemed to be surprised that it had gone up so quickly, so thank you for all the prayers in our behalf, I know they helped.
     Our stay in the hospital wasn't too bad however.  Shad was not allowed to go out and play with the toys which he wasn't too happy about, but he got over it pretty quickly.  I don't know if any of us could have handled many more days stuck in that room.  It seems that lots of people like to bring presents to kids in the hospital around Christmas time.  We were there for 2 days, and I think there were three different groups that brought gifts.  The armed forces ymca, the San Diego fire department, and a family that we didn't get to talk to, so we weren't sure who they were.  The hematology/oncology department also had a party yesterday, but Shad wasn't able to go, so they had santa bring his present and stocking down.

     All of the nurses that we had this time were great as well.  They were all really nice to Shad, took time to talk to him and play with him a little bit, and seemed competent at their job.  We loved all of them, and Shad did as well.  One nurse even let Shad keep her stethoscope for awhile, and play with it.

Our goal now is to make it through Christmas healthy and at home, and be ready for the next round of chemo on the 31.  Hopefully we make it!