John continues on his “roller coaster” today. He was to have a CT scan this afternoon. They are trying to figure out what is causing his headaches. It could be caused by the ATRA (Oral chemo he’s taking), but they want to rule out anything else that could be going on. He has been up walking these last couple of days, but has been a lot more tired due to the pain medicine he’s been given. He has received both morphine and Tylenol 3 to try and help with the pain. His platelet count was holding steady today, only a slight drop, which is good news. He did receive a unit of red blood yesterday afternoon. His white blood count is still rising, but they are unclear as to what that means exactly. His appetite is waning due to his headaches...nobody feels like eating when your head hurts that bad!

“Big John” is heading down tonight with Lorena and he will be staying for the next week. John’s job is on “shut down” for the Christmas holiday, so he’s planning to stay down there. Lorena will return to finish out the week at LCS. Janna will return tonight with Lorena. Continue to pray for John’s condition, his appetite and his spirits. Pray for the family as they are traveling back and forth to Indy. God is helping and answering your prayers in miraculous ways. The family is most grateful.

We’ll keep you posted. Keep praying!