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After kind of a rough night, we gladly welcomed tons of visitors today. John and Eliza were here when we woke up and even better, came with groceries!! They went to the UNC game last night and stayed the night to come see us. We loved visiting with them today- we're hoping since John's old cells saw him, they will be put in over-drive and work extra fast. Derry's sister Anne stopped by for a bit and got to see the clinic and our apartment. (thanks for the hat and earrings!!)

Burns is still in some pain, so we are trying to taking the pain med religiously, but in return, it is making him rather loopy. His balance and memory are a little off, but his positive attitude remains strong. All along his hemoglobin and platelets have been in a safe range. Every few days he has had to get either magnesium or fluid because his kidney levels were high. However, today we have good news to report- his white blood cell count was 1.0. While we immediately were super excited, the doctors told us to be "cautiously excited" because sometimes the numbers can fluctuate for a few days. However, if the count is 1.0 or higher tomorrow, then we are supposed to THROW A PARTY!!!!! So, keep your fingers crossed and pray that we get a good report tomorrow.

One of Burns' best friends since he can remember gets here tonight, and is staying the weekend! I'm sure we will have some more interesting posts once Austin and Burns get together!

Test--------- Burns------- (Normal Range)
White Blood Count---- 1.0----(3.2-9.8) (this will go to 0)
Hemoglobin---- 10.3----(13.7 - 17.3) (they try and keep it above 8.0)
Platelet---- 50----(150-450) (they try and keep it above 10)