Update!

Hello all!
First off, I want to start off by saying I am sorry! I know that I am slacking on my blogging!

Last week Wednesday we went to our doctors appointment, our doctor is very pleased with Carl 's progress and wanted him to get another bone marrow done so that we can head to Chicago and meet with some specialists about a possible bone marrow transplant. Thursday we had to go to Borgess to have the bone marrow done because Bronson was full. (Borgess was also full but committed to squeezing us in, however was not sure what time) Borgess asked us to be at the Hospital at 7:00am to get Carl checked in. When he gets his Bone Marrow they have to use sedation on him and there for is not allowed to eat or drink for 6 hours before the procedure. The tricky part was that because they did not actually have a n appointment for Carl, he was not going to be able to eat or drink from midnight until potentially late at night. He was worried about his sugar levels dropping that he decided that he was going to stay up until midnight and EAT...

We had dinner that night, which was tacos... Yummy! THEN Carl ate a M&M ice cream cookie sandwich, then that was followed by a personal pizza, which was soon followed by a freezer pop (Frozen Juice) THEN he ate a TV dinner meal of Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes... which of course he had another M&M Ice cream cookie sandwich... in between these he also snacked on cheese its (which he enjoys eating with laughing cow cheese), pickles, and pistachios... I think we can conclude that Carl ate a TON that night ;)

The next morning was the bone marrow that lucky for us had a canalization and Carl was out by 10:30, we did some negotiation with the Doctor so that they would let us go home after 45 minutes rather than 2 hours!

Dr. Liepman gave Carl and I the OKAY to travel to the east side of the state to attend T.H.A.N.K.S (Tailgaters Helping Aid Needy Kids Spirts) This is a great weekend full of great people coming together for a great cause. This organization, which held its 12th annual event (all of which Carl has been a part of) helps raise money for a family that has a child with cancer.

While we were in town we were able to visit with our dogs which it was VERY nice to see them!!

I also got a tattoo in support of Carl... It is a butterfly, which is a symbol of blood cancer, It has orange coloring on its wings, which is the color of Leukemia, the center of the butterfly is the cancer ribbon. It is located on my left wrist, it is on the underside. I chose to place it here because it shares the same hand as my wedding band... and when I place my hand on my chest, the butterfly is close to my heart, just like Carl is :)


Tuesday we left for Chicago and had dinner with my mom. Wednesday this week we went to downtown and met with the Bone Marrow specialist who is currently leaning towards the decision of no bone marrow transplant. We will find out this week what that decision is 100%. When we find out for sure one way, or the other we will be posting on here what the deciding factors are.

As of today Carl is doing well, he is eating LOTS and has gained back his weight, and still holding onto his hair. He is very happy that it is up there still, but is worried that if he goes to shave his head, that is will pull the rest of his hair out too!

Please keep an eye on the blog I should be able to post more information about the bone marrow transplant and the finial decision tomorrow night... Sorry to hold you in suspense ;)