Happy Birthday Joey

Happy Birthday Daddy

At Emily's Communion crawfish boil

Blowing bubbles with Daddy

Happy Birthday 42nd honey we love you so much!!!

Joey is a wonderful husband and Father and I just want him to know how much we love and appreciate him! I was really not sure if I would share this news on our blog but since this is one of Merrin's baby books and this is now a part of our story I decided to tell what has been going on in our lives the past two weeks. I am also a believer in prayers and I figure it cannot hurt to have more people praying.

Joey was diagnosed 2 weeks ago today with Chronic myelogenous leukemia. Joey went to the emergency room three weeks ago because he had blurred vision and trouble breathing we really thought it was heart related but all the test they ran came back fine and we were getting ready to be discharged when the doctor came in and said his white blood cell count was extremely high.

He started his chemotherapy last Monday, which is a pill he takes everyday called Gleevec and even though he has experienced some side effects of the chemo he is doing really well. He is still suffering with fatigue, muscle soreness and muscle cramps but he should start feeling better as the Gleevec continues to work.

I also want to say a big thank you to all of our family and friends we could not have gone through these past few weeks without your love and support. It truly means so much to Joey and I to have such wonderful people in our lives.