Susan, yes please do.

Thanks so very much to all of you who have been holding us up in your thoughts, prayers, and/or candlesticks. What a wonderful demonstration of your love and kindness! I can't describe how much it means to us.

Heard from my mum today. They have isolated the virus infecting baby CJ: it's cytomegalovirus (CMV). Until the virus is defeated there is danger of permanent damage to her brain and liver and other internal organs.

At the present time all signs are good (pupil dilation, etc.) except her platelets are low. They will do a platelet transfusion tomorrow (Friday) if the numbers don't come up. Also they will do liver and some other test tomorrow (CSF? I forget). I will keep you posted.

On behalf of Camryn Jade, her mom and dad, and all her aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, thank you all and may your blessings return to you multiplied by a thousand.

PS -- Those willing and able, a blood donation at your local blood bank would be a wonderful way of honoring Camryn Jade's fight against CMV. I'll schedule my next donation as soon as they open tomorrow.

Alex