Nov. 1 (Saturday)

We have now finished the 3rd week of this phase. It has been pretty uneventful and Joel is continueing to improve daily. He has developed some itching on his neck and we are trying to eliminate things that might be causing it. The doctors are not concerned about it at this point, but, we will need to pay close attention to laundry detergent, softener, etc. His white blood counts are staying in the normal range and all other counts look good too.

Please continue to pray that he will not have developed an allergy. We want to get through this first phase with no set backs.

Thanks again for all your prayers and cards.