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Hey everyone. Today was an overall good day! It's Dad's 55^th birthday, Happy Birthday Pops!! I know Patrick is glad that he is back in town so they can talk football. Poor Patrick is trying to keep up with the Ole miss vs. Texas game, but he can’t get it on cable. Aunt Anne is in New Orleans watching the game on TV, and is keeping Patrick posted... hotty toddy!!!

They didn't have to be at the clinic till 12:30 today, so Patrick got to sleep in. He has been very tired lately due to his white count dropping. He only had to get labs done today, which went fairly well. Potassium was low, but he was able to take a pill instead of an IV. He still doesn't have an appetite and not much taste either. 

They will go in again tomorrow at 12:30 to get labs and see if he needs anything. This will become the daily routine. The nurses are still great, we could not be more pleased with the clinic!

Labs from today: 

Test	Patrick	Normal Range
White Blood Cell Count	2.0	3.2-9.8 (this will go to zero)
Hemoglobin	13.0	13.7-17.3 (they try and keep it above 8.0)
Platelet Count	118	150-450 (they try and keep it above 10)

Thanks to everyone for the support and Happy Birthday Dad!! We love you!!!

-Mary