UPDATE AUGUST 11 2008 MONDAY

I am sure there is someone out there upset over the lack of posts this weekend, but there was nothing new to post! Things are moving along. Jeff is dealing with the effects of chemotherapy and although they are undesirable effects, it is nothing like what he went through weeks ago. He did have a couple of transfusions since Friday and topped his day off, on Sunday, with 4 hours of a potassium drip.

Jeff and Tina are now at Emory and should know shortly whether the doctors will be able to collect stem cells today. If not today, they will try tomorrow. Fortunately, this is all out patient.

While Jeff and Tina were dealing with transfusions and potassium, Drew was spending the weekend at the baseball field with the Lewis'. The 9-10 Rhino's played in a tournament in Monroe and Cody Lewis was asked to join them, so Drew went to support his friend. In between playing with other kids, Drew does make himself useful to anyone who needs help because he is a great kid. On Sunday morning, upon arriving to the fields, a man unknown to Melissa walked by and said 'hi' to Drew. Melissa asked him if he knew Drew. The man told Melissa that Drew was in the score box with him on Saturday and was talking his ear off. At one point, the man thought 'is this kid ever going to shut up?'. Then Drew told him about Jeff and his battle with cancer. The man told Melissa that he was so touched, he wanted to give Drew a big hug and keep talking to him.

Finally, thank you to Stacey Hullett and her parents for bringing a huge meal to Jeff and Tina on Friday night. They brought a ham, macaroni & cheese, green bean casserole, homemade bread and a chocolate cake. And thank you to JoAnne Treadwell for rounding out the weekend with stuffed shells, bread and salad. Tina said that the highlight of their days has become 'what are we eating for dinner tonight?'. At the least, this has become a constant they can depend on when everything else is topsy turvy.