Day +10

Derrick's white blood cells shot up to 6 today, so they discontinued his neupogen shot. They will only restart it if his counts drop, which is likely they might drop a little from the discontinuation of the shot. Donna and Jim came to visit which was really nice. Unfortunately, Derrick slept most of the time they were here, but I know they were just really glad that got to visit him! Derrick was pretty tired today and was still plagued by the throat and tongue pain. He is hoping that this will subside soon so he can start eating again. The nurse said he might be so tired today, because he spent most of the day out of bed yesterday. So hopefully tomorrow he will feel better and have more energy! We also had a video chat with our niece and nephew which was really nice, since they always cheer Derrick up! The doctors are happy with the way his white blood cell count responded and they are hoping it continues to increase after it settles from discontinuing the neupogen shot. Derrick and I looked back at the first ever blog that was posted on this site, and we just paused a minute and discussed how far he really has come. So so many ups and downs that it's so hard to believe that he is ten days post transplant. We continue to feel so blessed at how far he has come and how much God has really provided for us during this process. Please keep praying that this miracle will continue, and that he will engraft the new cells and make a full recovery!

Praise the Lord from the Heavens, praise Him in the heights above.
Psalm 148:1