Happy Christmas Eve!!!

In the 9 years that Kyle and I have been married we have spent Christmas Eve with my mom and dad. But unfortunately this year we won't be able to be with them. Even though they won't be with us I will have them on my mind all night. Things are going pretty slow with dad's progress. He still is pretty sick. Each day they just deal with any new and old symptoms of the chemo. He had a bad allergic reaction to some blood pressure medication a few days ago. And hopefully they have that under control. He still has been taking plateletes every couple of days. They hope that they won't have to continue to do that much longer. The doctors did say that his blood counts are going up so this is a sign that the stem cells are grafting back into his system. If they can just get his white cells to come up enough to start helping him gain his strength back that will help. Even though things have been really crappy the doctors say that everything is going as planned. This is what they prepared mom,dad, and all of us for but it still doesn't make it any less miserable. We hope with each day that he can just get even a little better that gets us just a little closer to having them home. I go to mom and dads house and it is so cold and empty. I miss being able to go over and say hi and just seeing dad make my kids laugh. I can't wait for the day when all of this is behind us. Mom and Dad have a Happy Christmas Eve and know that you are in all of our thoughts and prayer always but tonight even more. Miss you so much. Hang in there.