WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2008 02:42 PM, CDT

The Diego Fund has accumulated about $7,000 dollars! We are so grateful to everyone who has donated. We are so touched that complete strangers would reach out to us and our friends and family who continue to support us. So many encouraging letters and prayers. My sister's 24 year old friend sent us a check for $1,000 dollars! I emailed her saying I hope this is not just from you. She explained that she had saved to visit my sister in New York but with the circumstances changed my sister came here and she decided we needed the money more than her. She said she loves us and we are part of her family of God. I'm crying again thinking about it. Children have sent some of their savings too. This is putting a big dent into our bills and expenses so far and is relieving a lot of stress! Thank you everyone!
We go in tomorrow for more blood work. Diego's white blood cells were 1200 on Tuesday! Finally going up. We need them to be really high tomorrow though so we do not have to take the shots to Florida with us. He also needed more platelets as they were on 9! I hope those are showing they are making there way up on there own as well so we do not need any blood work to be done on our vacation. We are so excited! I am 90% packed. Diego has also had two great days at school this week without me staying with him. We get back from our trip next Thursday and check in for 5 day chemo on Friday.