Click here for Sep 10, 2004 update #5

Here is where you can read updates on the condition and treatment of Blake.
Some of the descriptions are graphic so PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW.
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The morning x-ray showed his lungs as white (bad) and full of fluid (or surrounded with fluid).

After draining the fluid off from around his lung, the new x-ray showed all black (good)... They don't think that the fluid will return due to the fact that they are getting off as much as they are putting in now.

Optimistically, they hope they can get the ventilator off early next week... About what we expected anyways.

On the best side of things, it is reported that his white blood count is down to 300, with 0 blast cells... that means no leukemic cells to be found... we won't know for sure but that's really good news. in a couple weeks, they'll do a test on his bone marrow to see if good cells (or bad cells) are developing... then it's round 2 for chemo...

Roller coaster up... for now...
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