Jaron will spend this week receiving 8 full-body radiation treatments – one each morning at 7:00 and another each afternoon between 2:00 and 4:00, followed by a specialized radiation before receiving his new bone marrow on Friday. Melody will go in for surgery Friday to donate the marrow, will stay overnight and most likely go home Saturday. She will have to miss a football game and her dance competition but will only be down for a couple of days before being able to go back to school. Jaron has had chemo all this past weekend, but has felt fine – eating very well and walking a couple of miles each day through the hallways! He says last time he just wanted to sleep it away, but this time he is going to “hit it like a linebacker!” We are very proud of his attitude and the way he is approaching this critical time. After he receives Melody’s bone marrow, it will take 25-28 days for his body to “engraft” or accept it, and if all goes well he can go home then for 100 days of relative isolation. This week Visitors are welcome for short visits, depending on how he is feeling between radiation treatments. Thank you for praying for him and Melody during this very important week!