Day 12/100 For Richard

Norma (Richard's mom) just let me know that Richard has a white cell count of .1 as of today! That's a good thing! That means his numbers are on their way up!

From the Wife, Sonja

88 to go!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Yahoo! Go white cells, go white cells!

We'll keep praying.

Nathan and Kim
11/09/2010 7:13 AM
Unknown said…
That is great news! You will start feeling better soon!
11/12/2010 8:24 PM
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