IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH AND WE'RE GOING INTO EXTRA INNINGS

Day +28 - April 22, 2006
We're all Yankee fans here and we're used to exciting games that there is a tie in the bottom of the 9th and we're going into extra innings, as our good friend Jodi Rapa phrased it and that is how Jack's transplant is going. Out of no where on Friday, Jack decided to throw a curve ball and start producing cells. All weekend we've been watching the numbers and they have been climbing. What does this mean? First of all it means that Jack has now baffled another group of doctors and second he seems to be showing signs of engraphment. We're keeping the same pitcher but also keeping an eye out in the bull pen. As far as we know, Dr. Bunny Rabbit has activated the same donor and we are waiting to hear about that and she is still moving forward with another transplant. If Jack continues to show more signs of engraphment maybe, just maybe he won't need another transplant. Monday they will be running another VNTR which shows how many cells are actually his and how many are the donors, but those results take several days to get. So, in the mean time, continue to knock on wood, cross your fingers and pray. Our Jack loves to add excitement all the time to the situation and this is just another one of those times. We have been very hopefull and have kept our faith in this transplant and we continue to do so. Another one of my very good friends Sondra Paulson said she had a dream that Jack was "making more and more cells and said that maybe she had the gift of phrophecy", I pray that she does. (Love ya Sonj) GOD Bless us all.