Official DAY 1 - Monday 11/8

First and foremost today, is thank you to God for all things, good and bad, and for all those prayer warriors out there.

Okay, so we got the Red Rider Gun we wanted after all this morning. (Though as cold as the room is I could have accepted the sweater if that is what was given.)

Good news, if there is such a thing, from the dr. this morning. He is waiting on one more test but we are thinking we are dealing with AML 4 or 5. We will begin the next phase this morning of two chemo drugs, one a 24/7 for the next 7 days another that will be given once a day for three days. Right now we are hoping this will do the trick, but we will not know for sure until day 21 when another bone marrow test will be done to see if all the leukemia cells are dead. When we confirm the cells are dead, we will begin a four month outpatient treatment. If not, we will look at bone marrow transplant.

So Matt’s main question was if he was going to lose his nose hair. Answer is no.

Next question was how soon will he lose his body hair. This week sometime it will begin.

Is he confined to his room this week as we were told he would be? No, as long as he takes all precautions of being masked and visitors still wash hands, etc. when around him. Dr. said to take advantage of getting out of room while he can.

Next week will be a when Matt will begin to start feeling not so good. The chemo will have started to really attack so his body will be going crazy then.

I will take advantage of visitors coming to be with Matt this week. The one thing he is most freaked out about is being alone. Aunt Nikki will come visit this Monday and Friday. I think MaMa & Granddaddy have some appointments in Austin this week and will be stopping by. Momma Laura can come at 3 PM some days this week. Cousin Sarah has offered to come sit and visit too when she isn't at school. I think just coming to play games, joke around, talk when he want to talk will make the days go by faster.

Since I'm not feeling as if I've been hit with a Mac Truck anymore, I'm thinking I may try to go to work some this week, not today though. Maybe I can come in the afternoons and work until 7 or 8 at night and let Terry sit with Matt when he gets off work.

Again, keep the prayers coming cause they are working. Love to all of you, friends and strangers!