"Mom, People stare at me" Ouch...

Dear Family and Friends:

We are all in good spirits and doing as well, if not better than can be expected, considering..

Cody was doing fine but started sliding downwards on about Friday..one week after getting home from our last stay. Saturday he didn't feel well, Sunday he felt a little better so we went ahead and went to his baseball tryouts. He had been looking forward to this day for quite a while. It wore him out, but he loved every moment. He/we had fun and it was good to see some of his school buddies he has not seen for a couple of months. He was a little conscientious about his hair, or lack of it. He had to make sure he had his baseball cap on at all times. I quizzed him about it, he just said "mom, people stare at me when I don't have a cap on," ouch...I knew the answer but wanted it out in the light for discussion.

In this last handful of days he hasn't had much of an appetite. I could not sleep at all last night worried about his health. I called Oncology this morning to have them take a look at him. We all thought the best thing for him right now, under the circumstances, was to have him readmitted so he could at least get nutrition and reduce his pain....again.

Please keep us lifted up in your prayers... I am on my way back to the hospital to stay with Cody. Dave is there right now. Oh! Dave is feeling better...stones not passed but feeling better.

Thank you again for your continued prayers.

Dallas, Dave and Cody