Slowly but surely...

The focus for our Hero and Team Taylor remains the lab numbers. On Saturday Joe's numbers went down a little to 30ANC and .8 WBC. But never one to remain complacent JoJo's numbers seem to be making the climb upward now with the next set of labs happening tomorrow (Wednesday the 6th). Everyone keep your fingers crossed that the ANC climbs into that safer 200 range so that Mom can stop holding her breath.

Another thing everyone would like to see go up a bit is Joe's weight. What sounds like a luxury to the rest of us has gotten to be a bit of a concern for Team Taylor. Although he would look great in all the most recent fashions on the runway, everyone would much rather see him get back up to his "healthy, climbing trees, wrestling Paul and rolling in the mud" weight. Mom says if Legos were edible, this wouldn't even be a concern. But since they aren't, the focus is on getting JoJo feeling healthier (i.e. no flu) so his famous appetite returns.

Well it appears as if Mom and Dad's concern about getting our Hero to take his antibiotics was warranted. Whether it's his declarations of that he feels better and doesn't need it or his assertion that he does not care too much for his physician, the administration of the meds has been a challenge to say the least. So, who do you turn to when Joe refuses? Well, big brother Paul of course! Paul has begun to lead by example by taking placebos of water with cherry juice with JoJo. As the song says, 'he ain't heavy, he's my brother.' It's a good thing pride is not an exhaustable resource because if it was Mom and Dad would be all out of it because both of these boys are worthy of tons of it.

Just a reminder, lots of prayers and positive vibes that our Hero's numbers continue to climb along with his weight. As always, stay tuned...