Today, Avery's white blood cell count is down to 13 from 16 yesterday (good news). He has been hovering in the mid-teens for a while now. This means, if his body stops fighting itself, his brain may have a chance to subside in swelling.

Additionally, his hemoglobin level dropped from 84 to 83 (not an improvement but still above the threshold (70) for blood transfusion), so nothing too alarming there.

So far, he seems to be able to move his limbs ever so slightly, so we hope those movements are voluntary and progress in the right direction.

PLEX has been extended to 7 treatments total, so we're done 3 for now and will continue into next week.

Avery went outside on the street for the first time since July 17th! However, I think there was too much activity for him and I think he was a bit overwhelmed. We made one loop around the hospital and came back inside. He didn't seem interested in any of the things he was previously interested in even though they were running a farmers market on the roundabout.