update on my nephew

Nick's finished his round of chemo.... It was a clinical trial drug combination that lasted 5 days (or nights!) He finished Tuesday night without much incidence. He's been dealing with heart rate issues and low blood pressure and some nausea and vomiting. Christmas day he looked and felt great. This morning, my sister called and said Nick was running a temp of 103. About an hour ago, he was sleeping...taking 2 new antibiotics and morphine. The next 30 days are critical. His "counts" (neutrophils, a portion of the white blood count that is important for fighting infections) were down to 450--from a healthy normal of 7500 or a pediatric cancer normal of 1500) --and down to zero today. It's to be expected, but it means that ANY infection could be deadly. Please pray for Nick's health, and for his family.

And join us on our Facebook group Pray for Nicholas if you want more information! Email me for an invitation. :)

Thanks for the prayers.