Day 256 - Lazy first day of 2018

All is going fine in Seattle, with the exception that his numbers are still low.  The doctors are not too surprised, as the last time it took him a few weeks to recover from this specific chemo drug.  The doctors could 'artificially' increase his numbers, but the point of waiting is to make sure that his body has fully recovered from the chemo before we give more.  So, if we gave him medications to 'bring the numbers up', we might push him harder than we want.  Instead, we are just going to be patient and cautious.  We are hoping they come back up by next Monday.

Patrick stayed home most of the day, catching up on things that didn't get done while we were visiting.  He finally made it over to the hospital late this evening, and amazingly, Ryan was already asleep.  But he managed to wake up for a few seconds to get a picture.

Thank you all for the continued prayers and good thoughts!

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  1. Lois HillJanuary 1, 2018 at 10:43 PM

    wow, the patience you have to have, so frustrating, but doctors know best.
    Prayers for things to get back on schedule
    LUV U all and may 2018 be the best ever for the Simson family

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