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Dad again...back to the clinic this morning for daily labs and evaluations. The platelet infusion yesterday is holding steady and Patricks' platelet count today remained in the acceptable range. All of his other blood and electrolyte levels were positive also. We'll head home a little early today to watch the NFL and golf. Hopefully the Panthers will play well and win today. The Braves and Tar Heels were tough to watch yesterday.

Mom had to learn how to change Patricks dressing today for his chest port just incase it needs to be changed while we are not at the clinic(picture attached). Hopefully we will not have to perform this on our own but we are ready if we need to.

Patrick wanted his hair cut off today but the lady who shaves it wasn't there today like everybody originally thought. The hair will come off tomorrow. It's falling out in clumps. Probably will need Roto Rooter after his next shower.

Today marks the first day that Patricks' white cell count could start to regenerate/boost. The chemo wiped out his white cell count initially so he could accept the transplant cells. Now his white cell count will slowly build back up. There was no evidence of that today but we should see it sometime in the next 4 days. Exciting.

Taylor will be visiting today on her way back to Raleigh from Greensboro. She was in Greensboro last night babysitting for her niece and nephew Joseph & Margaret Stanley. They had a great time. Mary and 2 of her friends came by for a brief visit yesterday.

Patrick's appetite continues to be very strong and he has kept his weight mostly stable so far. He has been eating like a goat. This is not the norm but is a positive thing because he needs to eat to maintain strength and energy. We hope all continues to go well and stay positive. I'm off to Florida for work tomorrow so mom will take over this afternoon until next weekend.

Dan