Optimism.

Medication side effects aside, Logan felt pretty good most of the day today. His temperature was normal, except for when he was getting his antifungal drip. Fever and other uncomfortable side effects are par for the course with the antifungal, so I don't think that the doctors will re-set the 48-hour clock as a result. He ate 4 bowls of cereal today, which must qualify as some kind of record. He is also starting to act more like Logan this evening, which is absolutely fantastic.

He also got a bump in his platelets today, and perhaps the best news of all is that it was not from a transfusion. We are keeping our fingers crossed that his bone marrow is starting to kick in again. One day does not define a trend, so we are anxious to see what his blood tests tell us tomorrow. His other blood work has been steady, except for the bump in red blood cells resulting from his transfusion yesterday. He has a long way to go with all of his blood counts, but we will be very excited when they are all trending upward.

Logan's stubble is falling out in wholesale fashion today. He is actually having fun "waxing" his head with cloth medical tape. His head is over 80% bald, with a few stragglers and some spots in the back of his head still holding on. He has definitely come to terms with his baldness and would prefer to skip hats for now. I think his residual stubble makes hats feel uncomfortable. We will see if he wants to get back to wearing hats in public when we get out of the hospital. Diane and I have our fingers crossed that it will be the day after tomorrow.