Wed, June 25th - Another uneventful evening. No food for Cole this morning, as he will be getting anesthesia around noon so he can have his weekly triple dose chemo cocktail injected into his spinal column. Fluids will also be taken from this area at this time, so we can test them to see how he reacted to last weeks 1st triple dose that was given. He woke up around 2pm and was very hungry. He had preordered a sausage and egg on a bagel sandwich. That really hit the spot! His ANC counts are still good, so Cole will be going home this evening after he has a 2 hour Chemo infusion. Dr Saxena (Cole's Oncologist) came into our room in the afternoon to let us know that Cole's Leukemic cells that had a count of 4,000 before his 1st treatment were down to around 450. This is great news as it means that the Chemo is working. Hope this number will be close to zero next Wednesday. It's now 7pm and Cole and I are on our way home, yay!!! This is a great birthday present for Denise!

Cole is craving Outback, so we will order in because we need to keep him away from crowds while his immune system is suppressed. We arrive home and are surprised that our house has been decorated with balloons and a nice sign welcoming Cole home and Denise a happy birthday. Again, I cannot put into to words what a special group of friends we have. THANK YOU GUYS!!! We ordered up some Outback and had a nice family dinner together. This hadn't happened in a while and it felt great. It was also good to see Cole have a good appetite again.

I heard from my friends Steve Lashley and Chad Rucker that they are organizing a baseball tournament in support of Cole at the West Boynton Fields. They are still awaiting final approval for field space, but it looks like it will be first weekend in August. Stay tuned for details on this tournament.

Again, thank you everyone for all of your support, kind words, prayers and all else. It has been so meaningful to Cole and our entire family. I know this is just the beginning for us, but you have made it so much easier for us to this point. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Cole with his nurses

Leaving the hospital with his pops

Welcome home!!!

Cole with his Outback getting photo bombed by his sister and brother :)