The extraction of cells went well! He did give the anesthesiologist a run for his money though! The doctor ended up having to give him a little gas because he really fought them while they tried to get his I.V. in. They went ahead and left the I.V. needle in his hand so they don't have to stick him again. He has a yellow bandage over it and keeps wanting to take it off. Once the procedure started it only took 1/2 an hour. The doctor was pleased with how things went. The next appointment will be on Friday around 1:15, at which time they will inject the cells back in. While Jarrett was in the recovery room, we met families from Australia, Illinois, and New York. The family from Australia had twin girls (one of the girls has CP and she was being treated) and the girls thought it was very cool that we were from the same place as Dorothy (Wizard of Oz). :) She was very cute about it. The patient from Illinois talked to us about the Big XII. It was nice to talk to someone from the States about something we all knew about. After a little rest, we ventured out to the shops. I picked up some bananas and grapes. I told Jarrett that it was time to get some nutricous food in his tummy. I think he had his fill of junk food and fries, however he doesn't think so! For dinner I ordered from a very nice German woman that did not speak English, so I was a little unsure about what I was going to end up with, but we ended up with a good bratwurst with a tomato sauce. We also found a great chcoloate store! I'm pretty sure that most of their chocolate had liqour in it, so it was a little surprising when I bit into a piece!

I think tomorrow we are going to get to go to Cologne. The weather is supposed to be nice. They have had a lot of rain here, so we have been limited to how much we get outside.

We want to thank everyone for the continued prayers and support. This has been quite a journey and we pray that we get the results that we are hoping for. We'll be sure to update about Cologne tomorrow!.