February 21st, 2011

Sorry for the late post.

Things are still going well at home.  Amy and I have both noticed either an extreme reduction in our cold symptoms or a complete absence of them.  We know we are on the mend.  So far Charlotte has stayed healthy through it all as well!  She hasn’t had much of a cough in the morning since Sunday-and even then, that was all she was showing.  Any sign of cold or discomfort was early in the morning and the rest of the day nothing would bother her.  She still has more energy than either Amy or I and she is using it well by keeping us moving around the house.  She likes to chase us and have us chase her.  She is still eating pretty good and over the past week Amy has gotten her to start drinking milk again.  She used to just love her milk and drank several cups a day.  During the last round of chemo she started drinking water and really didn’t want her milk too much.  So this is another good sign that she is feeling like a normal kid!

We are getting very nervous as the transplant is now a week away.  We both wish we could fast forward two or three months and not have to live through what is coming up.  But we know it is an important step in CJ’s fight against this deadly disease and we are willing to take as many of those steps as we can.