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Okay so I messed up and didn't publish my last post. Sorry...

Hello everyone!

I am very sorry that it has been so long since I have posted, but things in the Fikac household have not slowed down quite yet and I definitely CANNOT WAIT until they do.

I have some great news to share about my father:

*Last week my parents came and spend Wednesday to Friday here. They stayed in a hotel (becuase our home is WAY TOO LOUD for him) and on Thursday my mom drove and picked up the boys so that they could spend the day with them. I am glad that they had that time together. I am so glad that he did not get sick from us since we all felt like crap and the flu is spreading like wildfire here.

*I was shocked by how great my dad looked, he was up and walking without a walker and it seemed odd to see him upright since I have not seen him this way in months.

*This past Tuesday my dad had an appointment with his leukemia doctor (who smiled for the first time for my dad's progress) and his sores are ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE!!!! Yeah for antibiotics!

*He is feeling MUCH BETTER, (though far from great) is laughing and smiling for the first time in months.

*Yesterday and today he drove!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS, my mom text messaged me in the middle of the day to tell me and I about passed out!

*On Thursday he had his appointment with his transplant doctor and he is now READY!!! The transplant doctor is now shooting for mid March and they have to contact the donor to get everything scheduled! Of course this is pending that he does not get sick between now and then.

*All of these things are truly a miracle! THANK-YOU, THANK-YOU, THANK-YOU for all your thoughts and prayers!

Until next time ,

Love and prayers!

-Natalie :)

***FINALLY SOME GRRRREEEAAATTTTT NEWS!!!****

~~~~PLEASE KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING!!~~~~

I once again apologize for not posting, but our lives at the Fikac household have been unbearably busy. A lot has happened since the last time that I wrote when I was at the hospital with my dad:

• When he got out of the hospital he was given three different types of antibiotics to take for the sores that are popping up on him from his blood infection from September. Yes the nasty bacteria and virus are still in his weakened system. One of the bug's name is Pseudomonus and I can't remember the name of the other one. Two of the meds are oral and one he has to give himself through his pickline.
• The two oral meds are Biaxin ( a strong MF - 800 mg twice a day ) and Levoquin ( the meds I had to take after my kidney infection that knocked me on my ....
• The one medicine he has to give himself is through his IV at 6 AM, 2 PM, and 10 PM which means that he has to wake himself up at these times.
• It takes about an hour for the infusion to drip.
• He was VERY sick for about 6 days due to these meds ... but FINALLY his body got used to them.
• They were some rough days there for a little while.. almost more than he thought that he could handle.

He has also been going to MD Anderson on Saturdays and Tuesdays for "Fast Track" blood work where he gets blood taken and then has to wait for the results and see if any of his meds need to change. The past two times he was givena magnesium drip for his infusion becuase of all of the antibiotics he is on.

On Thursday he went for more blood work, to see his transplant doc and his leukemia doc. He got bad news.... the leukemia is back..... which means that he had to start chemo again.

He had been in remission since his first chemo treatment in September but with all of the infections and set backs he was unable to take the oral chemo to keep the leukemia under wraps.

On Thursday he was given a chemotherapy infusion, some pain meds and more oral chemo to take daily and was sent home.

The doctor did not give him a good prognosis from all of this and it most definitely is not what he, my mom or I wanted to hear. He is having a difficult time staying positive. I know that my father is a Godly man and he will take whatever God has in store for him. But, he is not feeling well (and hasn't for a long time) and it has been wearing on him for so long now.

When I talked with him this morning he and my mom were at MD Anderson waiting for the blood work and he said he felt about 50%. Almost every day he tells me this... ranging from 40% to 60%. I know that he is sick and tired of being sick and tired. He was nauseous from the chemo and is not eating again. It was his last day for the IV meds so maybe he will be able to get some peaceful rest. The doc gave him some pain meds this AM for his leg pain - from the sores.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HIM.... PRAY FOR PEACE.... PRAY FOR COMFORT....PRAY FOR HIM TO BE OF RIGHT MIND TO PRAY.... AND PRAY FOR A MIRACLE.... GOD GRANTED HIM A MIRACLE ONCE HE CAN DO IT AGAIN WITH THE HELP OF OUR PRAYERS....I WANT MY DAD TO GET STRONGER EACH DAY AND I WANT HIM TO GET THE TRANSPLANT AND BE CANCER FREE.....

God bless all of you.....