We do not usually like to update more than once in a day becuase we realize the time it takes to login and read but we wanted to give everyone a quick update. Adam went to the clininc today and his white count was very high which is good and means he is not immunocompromised right now however his hemoglobin and platelets were too low to start chemo. Adam did receive a blood transfusion and will return to the clinic on Monday to have his blood counts rechecked. If they are high enough he will then be admitted to start his next cycle of chemo. The doctors are not too optimistic about his platelets but have said that if the counts are low, they will schedule a CT Scan too see what is going on with the cancer (hopefully still gone), the aspergillus, and the other lung infections. We will obviously will keep everyone aware of what is happening because either way it will be a very intense week. On another note, Adam's Warriors have compiled a lot of pictures of Adam and put them into a video which you can now watch at www.adamtanksley.com. We would love for you to go and see it becuase it has a lot of pictures that have not been put on Caringbridge including a few that most people have never seen including two (2) from the PICU when he was on life support. Adam's Warriors did an extremely good job of capturing our journey from a little before diagnosis to the day before his kidney was removed to losing his hair to our darkest days to date in the PICU to Adam smiling and enjoying his life like no other we know can. He is truly and inspiration to Sharon and I as well as many other people. We hope you enjoy the video. Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers. Mike and Sharon
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