today was  great. esa was actually laughing. it is just a wonderful thing to hear her laughing. she did so great today. the doctors say that she is doing very well, they are hoping that she will be able to go home on friday!!! we are hoping. my mom and dad are coming today. it's about 9:00pm. so they should get to our place around 10:00. they are going to stay there cos we are still in the hospital. today janice and david russell brought us some quizznos, and we loved it. thank you so much for doing that for us. i just wanted to thank everyone for all the prayers and gifts and cards. we just love you all so much. and those of you that we dont even know, you all have shown us that we lack so much compassion. we are learning so much that we will take with us for the rest of our lives. we will be more willing to help those in need because of what you all have done for us. we know that this storm will be over some day, and when it is we will know just how much it means to have someone help you, just because. thank you all so much. the Lord has shown his hands and feet to us through you all. thank you thank you thank you.

esa's white blood cell count has gone up to 100, so that is making us so happy with her. today was a normal day. i know that she is feeling just about 100 percent. she played all day. our doctor came by to see us today, and said that she may have had some bleeding in her intestines, so he is taking a better look at it. that would not be good. she isnt having any more, but the chemo might have caused some. he said that if that happened, then they would have to rethink the chemo treatments. i hope they dont have to change anything because the treatment that she is on, they say is the best one to penetrate into the eyes. they say that eye cancer is hard to treat cos, nothing can get into or out of the eyes. but this chemo drug does a real good job getting into the eyes. this still feels like a dream i will wake up from soon. one day at a time, and soon we will be done with this. thank you all again so much. also, i love getting the emails from so many of you, and i will reply when things calm down for me a little bit. we love you all.