All good news to report.  Trevin is doing well, and so is his hemoglobin!!  He has been holding steady since last weekend, with no extra transfusions needed.  All other counts are looking good, too.  He will still be required to be here for another three weeks for treatment and observations, but it should all be on an outpatient basis.

Fortunately, we were able to get into an apartment here.  Brayden and I drove down Friday after he finished his week at school.  We were pleasantly surprised to find an apartment full of decorations, Christmas tree, stockings, and many other goodies.  A HUGE, HEARTFELT THANKS TO COURTNEY HURD with the Hendrick Motor Sports pit crew(s) - she completely coordinated and provided everything.  Courtney works tirelessly for children on the Duke transplant floor and for their families.  The entire Hendrick Motor Sports folks are the very best and continue to amaze us with their generosity.

Tomorrow, Trevin will have minor surgery to install a "port" into his body.  A port allows a central location to get blood draws, administer medications, and with no more prodding around Trevin's body trying to find usable veins!!  I believe he was poked last weekend somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty times - something nobody should go through!!  At any rate, this should be much easier for him because he won't have that frustration any longer.

The rest of us are good.  We wanted to spend Christmas at home this year, but home is where your family is together.  So, we spend another slightly warmer Christmas in Durham again this year.  We are just thankful, no matter the location, to all still be together, the way a family should be.

Martin