Here is the latest medical update.... The doctors decided to keep Peyton's Broviac (main line in her chest) in for now, because the site looked a little better. Peyton has the staph, but they are hoping to treat it with antibiotics. They will give a the Broviac line a few more days before deciding whether or not to pull the line (in the hopes that it gets better). Peyton had a nice visit from her Grandpa yesterday, which allowed Krissy and Dru some time to rest a bit... Krissy and Dru really needed and appreciated this! Peyton had good and bad news. Her Bilirubin is still high but has come down to about 7.4 (she was at 12.4 at one point). The bad news was that (due to continued liver issues), there doesnt seem to be any likelihood that Peyton will receive her vincristine (chemo) tomorrow. The doctors all have expressed that this is very worrisome in terms of her ability to beat this cancer, since they are straying from the protocol quite a bit, with her now missing her second week in a row of vincristine (one of the more effective drugs). Needless to say, Krissy and Dru are terrified. Peyton had the ultrasounds of her brain and stomach today. The brain bleeds are resolving and the liver still didnt show any additional mass, which was good news. Today she will have a spinal tap. The doctor they spoke with yesterday said she is showing some blasts (cancer cells) in her blood again, so they are not doing a bone marrow because there is no point in checking that till her blood is really clear... My sister and Dru pray that they can get her into remission even with having missed so many meds.

Krissy and Dru have asked that I express their gratitude "to everyone who has visited the site, offered prayers and left messages of encouragment for us. We feel extremely fortunate to have the love and thoughts of so many directed at our little girl's wellbeing. We wish we could reach out to everyone and thank them, and we will do this in time, but unfortunately its been hard to let people know how much their support means to us."