Update

After a full week at the hospital, we were able to come home with David. He spent another 5-6 days carrying around an IV pump in a backpack that delivered a constant dose of penecillin. He has been weak, but improving. The first few days after we got home, his little legs were so weak that he was falling a lot and still has some pretty nasty bruises.

He got his tubes out this past Friday. This was a huge blessing since none of us had slept well the whole week in the hospital or the week at home that he had his IV in. The good sleep has been doing wonders for David. He has also been eating very well, and gaining strength just from the nutrition. He is still far from 100%, but the improvement is very encouraging.

My biggest struggle with him at the moment is that he is fighting his naps. I feel that it could help him to improve at a faster rate if he could get a good nap each day, but he just doesn't want to miss out on anything.

I also am still not sleeping well. It's like my body is used to getting up every 2-3 hours and I can't get it to just sleep through. I would appreciate your prayers in this area as I am finding simple daily tasks to be difficult since I'm so tired all the time.

The big kids seem to be dealing with things fairly well. They continue to do well in school and love their little brother a lot. They were very concerned about his stay at the hospital, and are glad that he's home again.

We go back next weekend for more chemo as long as David's counts are good. Both Rob and I are feeling a little nervous about it as 3 of 4 rounds of chemo have come with some scary issues for David. We appreciate your prayers and the care that you all have shown to us!

-Kim