April 24

Hi everyone,
I'm happy to report that they were able to collect all the stem cells they needed from Dan today. They said based on Ernie's height and weight they needed 5,000,000 stem cells and they collected 10,000,000!! (That's right thats million) Ernie still does not feel good, but is much better than the last couple of days. He managed to eat some breakfast and lunch and keep it down. The nurse said they will start meds in the morning about 1/2 hr. before he gets the stem cells. She also said there's a good chance he will sleep most of the day due to all the pre-meds. We won't know if Dan's cells are working in Ernie for about 12 days or so. Brian sent us a picture today of his bald head, which he says will stay that way until his Dad's hair grows back. I plan on showing my support in a different way, sorry Ernie. Please continue to pray for us.
In His Hands,
Ernie and Debby