March 4, 2011

Friday-Well, Cody surprised me and went to school after his ordeal yesterday. He felt fine. We got good and bad news. The good news is that his cousin, Matisse is coming home tonight. His counts are up and he is doing well and strong enough to go home. We continue to pray for Matisse and hope he continues his strong path. The bad new is that a family we became friends with, especially Cody and the young man, passed away. Ralph was 23 and endured 3 transplants from his brother and his leukemia came back and reached his spleen and his spinal column. He was a fighter and had 15 months in remission. I feel so bad and it was heartbreaking to tell Cody. He went in to see Ralph on Tuesday which I really did not want him to do but I was not there. Cody wants to go to the wake and we will do that this Sunday. We have a hockey game on Saturday and on Sunday, both during the day so it will keep him busy and occupied. It is really sad when this happens. We are too close to the disease not to be affected and not to be afraid. I cannot imagine what goes through Cody's mind. I pray for the Califano family.