Well, we gave it 16 weeks, and Mac had absolutely no response to the Eltrombopag, so he just stopped it this weekend. His platelets stayed at 19K pretty much the last 2 months. It's almost comical... and statistically weird! Everyone's counts go up and down throughout the days, weeks, months. Tiny increments of change, but literally every 2 weeks when we get Mac's labs, his platelets are at 19K. He's consistent I guess!

So, where are we now? Mac is still fine, doing great in school and enjoying himself. He has applied to 4 colleges, and has a few more to apply to. He's tired of writing essays, but otherwise good! We'll keep checking labs here until we go to Memphis over the Christmas break to discuss options. I don't think we have many options, except do whatever it takes to get him through May, and then do a Bone Marrow Transplant and defer college a year. Yuck! A preliminary search has shown that he has potential donors, so that is good news! I don't know the details of the donors (or how close a match they are) yet, but we'll discuss it all in December.

The roller coaster continues... Thanks for checking in and keeping us in your prayers!