We got Mac's labs done last week and this time they were not lost in space! His results were fine. He has 130,000 platelets! Hemoglobin is steady in the 9's still. ANC was really high so we are starting the decrease in the GMCSF shot again. Let's see where this roller coaster takes us! He's doing fine with school, etc. I think he's ready for more extracurricular activities but he's remaining patient.

Here's the link to the video again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yED2GWqhGBs

Thanks for checking in and praying for us. And thanks to all of you who are supporting Team MacAttack and St. Jude! Labs again mid-November in Memphis. I'll update again then!

We will get labs drawn tomorrow here in NO so we should have results by the end of this week! Mac's been doing fine overall, and the reason for this post is to share a video with you! Raye, (team MacAttack captain, mother, attorney, part time meteorologist, and video-producer extraordinaire) has put this together for us. You've seen many of the pictures, but now they're all together in one place!

If you've already donated to our cause, thank you very much! Our team is in 7th place today, but we're kicking our fundraising into high gear!

Here's our story...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yED2GWqhGBs

And thanks for finding the hero in you!!

https://waystohelp.stjude.org/sjVPortal/public/displayTeamPage.do?teamId=5253&programId=401&eventId=108867

We did another round trip last Friday. It was quick and uneventful. Mac went to the dentist for a cleaning, and as long as he has a line in, he will continue to see the St. Jude dentist. His platelets jumped up and the Hgb and ANC were stable. Hemoglobin still in the 9's. I'm really ready for it to get up and stay there!! More status quo as far as medicines go. No taper just yet.

We've made it through the first quarter of school. Mac is enjoying himself and maintaining the pace surprisingly well! His grades could be better, but we won't get into that now. All I have to do is remember this time last year and grades become very insignificant!

Hope you are all doing well and getting the awesome weather we've been having! Not too hot, not too cold, no humidity, lots of sun! Thanks for checking in. We'll do labs here in a couple of weeks. Hoping for a big jump up as always. Thanks for checking in and praying for us!