Little Update

Just a little update. :) First of all, thank you for all the support we've received from all over! The phone calls, emails, comments, prayers...they mean so very much.

Joe was admitted to the hospital yesterday morning. He had a super busy day being a human pin cushion. His blood was drawn, he had an IV put in temporarily, he had a central line put in, he had lumbar puncture, and a bone marrow biopsy. He says the bone marrow biopsy was the most painful. The l.p. was surprisingly not bad at all. Today however, he cannot feel the biopsy and his back is extremely sore from the l.p.

Last night at 6pm, Joe started his first bit of chemo. He was given fludarabine over an hour. Tonight he gets some more of the fludarabine and another drug will be added. I believe it is Busulfan. That will be over 3 hours. So he'll be getting chemo for a total of four hours. Joe is also getting all kinds of pills. And, he is getting IV Fluids around the clock to make sure that his kidneys flush properly.

As of this morning, Joe is still smiling. He is definitely feeling a bit drained, but he still has his appetite. To prove his "Joe-ness" and that all is going well so far, Joe has named his IV pole Khemo Van Oelhoffen aka "Bling Bling!"

I'll continue to update when I can. Thanks again for all of your love!!!!!!!

p.s. You can send joe a card for free by going here. (West Penn Hospital). They will print it and deliver it to him. Pretty cool!


Here is Joe posing next to his new buddy, Khemo Von Oelhoffen. They have become inseparable. I'm a little jealous. :)


















And here is the lovely view from Joe's jail cell...er, uhm...hospital room.