Day -1: A Day of Rest

Yesterday was a pretty rough day on the little guy. He was sick most of the day. He felt a little better mid-day when they took him off the ATG, but by evening was nauseous again.

Yesterday AJ received care packages from all over the country. He received hats from Miami to Seattle. Some of them are quite outlandish. We'll post photos of them when he starts wearing them. For now, he is still sporting the HAWK.

AJ put a big smile on his face with a couple of special gifts. Miami's head coach, Randy Shannon sent AJ a Canes football poster that is signed: "AJ, you are in our thoughts and prayer. Best wishes! Go Canes! - Randy Shannon."

AJ also received a great big box of stuff from his favorite race car driver, Jimmy Johnson. This included an autographed poster, shirts and hats, a trash bin and a great big flag. Thanks John for making that call.

Finally, the Miami Dolphins sent a care box to both AJ and Austin, including t-shirts and hats. Thanks Dan for coordinating that.

Thank you to our special friends out there who made all this happen. It really perked AJ up on a otherwise yucky day. And he still has a couple more boxes to do.

Today, is, officially a day of rest. AJ hasn't eaten a thing in three days and is very lethargic. His blood counts were very low this morning so they are going to give him both platelets and red blood today. This will be his first time receiving red blood.

For the first time in three days, AJ had something to eat. Two bites of a pancake. But it gave him a little strength, so we are going to try and play some board games.

This afternoon, Aunt Denice will bring Austin up to Nashville and he will spend the night at the apartment with Aunt Denice before his procedure tomorrow morning. Austin is very excited about his ability to help his big brother. Please say an extra prayer tonight for Austin.

-Greg