UPDATE JULY 18 2007

It was a rough night because the doctor tried to lower Jeff's pain medicine. Tina was hopeful that he would be able to tolerate a lower dose so that he was more coherent and able to visit with the kids today. Unfortunately, his pain was too great and they reverted back to what they were doing yesterday to keep him comfortable. Jeff is communicating in between sleep. He had an echo cardiogram this morning and was told that his heart was good and strong. Whether Jeff was in the hospital or not, this would have been the first week of preparation for the stem cell procedure and Tina is comforted by the fact that those items are being taken care of while his is in the hospital now. They are checking him from top to bottom to prepare for the stem cell procedure later next month.
The agenda for Monday is to check to see how he is responding to the chemotherapy that is being injected into his spine and then for him to have another dose.