**We are back at MD Anderson**

This is Trey at the New Year's Party in Smithville. Sorry it is sideways, I can't get it to turn!

This is Dustin with the splint before the cast came on.

This is a picture of dad tonight, he looks great!!

Hello everyone! I am sorry that I have been a stranger on here, but the Fikac household has been VERY busy. And as someone emailed me about my dad : "No news is good news".

Well I am here at MD Anderson right now on Saturday night with my dad. He was admitted really late last night because the doctor's appointments that he was having weekly weren't "cutting it" to get all of the work done. He spent all day on Thursday here and was unable to see all of the doctors that he needed to see. So, the docs decided to admit him to get all of this procedures done. He was supposed to have two of his sores that are still popping up under his skin lanced and biopsied, get a new pick line put in to give him higher dosed antibiotics since the oral ones are not helping with the sores, and get a bone marrow aspiration. But, after the surgeon, internal medicine doctor and infectious disease docs came in and looked at his sores (that are shrinking - thank goodness!) they decided to not risk it by opening him up and posing the chance and risk of more infection. He has been there and done that and it was not fun, dad is still recovering! He did get his pick line put in and we are praying that it won't get infected like the last two have. So, basically this is really not too bad of a trip for him!!! YEAH!! He will hopefully get out on Monday and return to their apartment right down the road. My mom used this time to take care of some things in Kerrville with their house. Since, she has not been able to leave him since November this was a good chance for her. So, once again thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers!!!

At the Fikac household we have been REALLY busy, with getting ready for the boys to take the TAKS test, basketball for Erik, basketball for Dustin, basketball for Duane, my college classes at Sam Houston, Dustin breaking his arm, Trey running around like a wild child (LOL), we are not home a whole lot. This past week we had basketball seven days out of the week. Dustin will get his cast off in another two weeks (he fell and broke it two weeks ago in the first minute of his first bb game in Bremond) and he will be able to play at least four games this season! Thank-goodness! Duane is excited, yesterday his team upset Mumford ranked 3rd in the state! Before we know it bb season will be over so I guess we should all enjoy it!

Thanks again to all of you! :)