home :(

I am heading home today but will be back again next week.

Luke has done so well over the last couple days. Yesterday we trimmed up his mohawk, went to buy him new shoes at the outlet mall (he can talk me into buying anything for him) and went to lunch- we also did a lap around the outlet malls to see if there was anything else he had to have. We went to dinner at "The Del" with mom and dad and came home and watched a movie.

Luke has started enjoying a little walk around the block after dinner but last night he and i managed a 2 mile walk with the dog!! It was great and the doctors and nurses say anytime he feels up to it walking around is what will help his bone marrow recover and his good cell counts come up faster.

Not much else going on, we have just been hanging out for a few days. Luke's finger tips are a bit numb which is a side effect of one of the chemo drugs and should subside over the next few months-he had his last dose of that med on Friday. He also stops his steroids (prednisone) on Thursday. He says he is not sure what he will do with his life once he doesn't have a "roidish" appetite or roid rage. Friday will be lab draws, bone marrow aspiration and spinal tap and then as long as he continues to have no cancer cells in his blood and none in his bone marrow and his white blood cell count and his ANC (absolute neutrophil count) are high enough (they have been) to take another hit they will start the new phase which is called consolidation- with new meds next week. So no chemo this week...YEAH!!!

We will be checking in and will let you all know what Friday has for us!! Thanks so much for all the love, prayers and support! Here is a HUGE praise...my dad had his follow up after his prostate cancer and surgery and his PSA (a blood test that is specific for prostate cancer) was undetectable!!!!! This simply means follow up in 6 months but no need for chemo or radiation on his end! We are so thankful for both Luke and dad to be doing so well...keep praying for NO CANCER CELLS!!
Love you all
Kendall