Back again

(Written by Lisa): Well, Jon's time at home was short-lived. Last night he started running a temperature, so we called the doc, and he said to stay put, as they would see him the next morning for his regular appointment. When we got here, Jon was still running a temp, so they decided to admit him. Cultures and labs were drawn, and he got a chest xray. It will be quite a while until we know anything from the xray or cultures, but his labs were good - his blood counts continue to improve! The doc said he was doing quite well, but they want to be very cautious with this fever. His temp went down this afternoon and so far hasn't come back. Hopefully it will stay that way. His doc said he'll hopefully only be in for a couple of days and then come home. He would really like to be back in Claremont for Easter, even though he can't go to church. He wants to see the kids dressed up in their Easter best!!

Selfishly, I want Jon to be with all of us in Claremont, but I know he needs to be here to continue his healing process. We are praying the docs don't find anything of significance that can't be easily treated. Pray for Jon's spirits - I know he is discouraged with having to be back in the hospital, but he also knew when he was discharged that this was a real possibility, given his history and the transplant he just went through. He just didn't expect that it would happen this quickly. Very few people come through these things with little or no hiccups.

Thank you for your cards and emails of encouragement - they mean more then you will ever know. Thank you also for your consistent prayers - keep them up!