a new year

We apologize for not updating the blog recently, but as you know, "life gets in the way".

Billy has had a couple of tests since we last updated, and passed them with flying colors. Although he still is having a hard time, they believe he is well on the way to recovery.

His white count is still very low and therefor he has a hard time fighting the winter germs floating about. Two weeks ago, Janie, the obsessive dog, got sick. Then followed Sam my youngest, then Jessica, and of course then Billy. Unfortunately, Billy is still sick 2 weeks later and now has a nasty case of Bronchitis. He has been taking medication, and the special juices I make him every morning. Hopefully with a little more rest, he can kick it soon.

The doctors have found that he has some pretty nasty nerve damage due to the level of treatments he was on. Nothing can be done for it, we just have to hope it settles down.

His hair is back :) , and he is back to his normal weight. His strength and endurance are still a constant struggle. We hear it can be 6 months to a year, before you are completely back to your old self. Billy is still on the run as he always has been, we just find that he hits a wall a lot earlier and harder then before this all began.

Billy is back to bowling this year, and also coaching Jessica's Basketball team. With Spring just around the corner, we hope to see him on the ball field where he belongs.

He will continue with tests every 3 months, then every 6 months. The two significant goal marks are the 2 year mark and the 5 year mark... that's when we look forward to taking the gray bracelets off for good.

Billy is going to be this years honoree at "light the night" Leukemia and lymphoma walk-a-thon, in Westfield. They don't have the date yet, but we will keep you posted.

Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers, they are all appreciated.