S-L-O-W rEcoVeRy.........

Visitors from Thursday, July 14~

Our friends and neighbors, Trevor and Brady Smith (not pictured-Ganelle) came to visit and play cards with Dane

                   Some of Mom's sweet friends brought Dane Anthony's pizza, what Dane was craving.  Pictured:
                                   Janet, Camille, and Anna- we had a lot of laughs and staff kept popping their heads in
                                        to see what we were laughing about- that in and of itself was funny~

        Dane's ANC dropped fast on Friday and he has been really lethargic and sick ever since

                              Talia and Ty come to give Dane some loves from his brother and sister

Over the past week Dane actually has felt progressively worse than ever before.  Typically after he finishes a week of chemo he will feel better and make big improvements the very next day, but not this time.  The doctors remind us that he has undergone the heaviest treatments of Chemo a child can go through and it is taking a toll on his body.  The throwing up catches him totally off guard and he has been running to the bathroom all week.  Everyday we are hopeful it will subside to no avail.  His ANC came down to a 4 on Sunday and today his number is a 33, small improvements, but we are happy to see those!  He had a blood transfusion yesterday which should help him have more energy today.  He stayed in bed all day, other than to use the bathroom.  His nurse brought in a wheelchair last night in hope that he would feel like getting out of his room, but he was too uncomfortable and ended up spiking a fever and getting hooked back up to his IV for fluids (because he didn't have the energy to drink).  We had an incredible turn out to the Chic fil A fundraiser on Monday night and his Nana and I told him all about it which brought big smiles.  It was so comforting to feel the love and support from so many and we are forever grateful to all who had Dane on their minds and in their prayers that night!  I was looking at a calendar this morning and was in shock that we have only been here for a little over two weeks so far.  It feels like we have been here for at least three and after talking to other family members, they feel the same way.  It has to be because he has been so sick this time that it is really dragging out.  I am sure it feels much longer to him!  He has a lot of support from friends and family members trying to keep his spirits up.  Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and friends visiting with him and providing great distractions to the monotony of it all.  I know that we soon we will be singing " I'm coming home, I'm coming home, tell the world I'm coming home.  Let the rain wash away all the pains of yesterday!"