Update

hello everyone!

Zach is doing wonderfully! Thank you God!!!!! We are in the immunosuppressed period at this time, day 15 of the 28 day chemo cycle. His counts should start to recover around day 21. We got to go home last time on day 25 so......we will see.

Zach handled the chemo well and have had no unexpected complications or situations. He has had to receive 1 unit of blood and 1 unit of platelets which is par for the course.





We have plenty of fun while we are here. We have scared Penny (social worker) with various snake pranks, scared Dr Homanz and staff with our sound activated drop down spider, attacked staff with silly string, made cupcakes with child life, played video games with Father Tim and others and of course we try to keep up on school.

Josh comes daily to hang out with us. Yesterday we played cards and had popcorn and soda (Zach thought it was great!) and colored Halloween pictures to decorate the room. Of course, we watched Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

Josh is going to stay here in Vermont as some doors have opened for him. He wants a job as a firefighter as he just graduated from the fire academy...however....he has to volunteer for a while first. So.....he met up with a firefighter who said to gave him some helpful hints. Josh then read in the paper that the Williston fire department is still recruiting volunteers, so he called the fire chief who wants Josh to attend a meeting this Tuesday evening. If he secures a volunteer position he then can get his EMT and get a job in the ER at the hospital. So....things are looking promising for him and for my own selfishness, I'm glad he is staying because Zach enjoys him being around soooo much. He loves hangin' with his big brother.

Ok...thats it for today! Zach is looking forward to getting out and enjoying the colder weather. So am I!

Thanks again for all the prayers!!

Happy Fall
Steph and Zach