Update on Skylar as of 5/07/99 at 2:45PM PDT:

Skylar is leaving the hospital today and going home. He was weaned-off his pain medications yesterday, and is almost weaned-off his intravenous feeding. When this is accomplished, the doctors feel that he will be ready to go home.

Skylar, Suzanne, Pam and Dann will all be making the drive from Palo Alto to Atascadero today, then Dann (and maybe Pam) plan on returning to Escondido this Monday evening - unless any complications arise.

Skylar and his mother Suzanne are scheduled to return to the Children's Hospital in Palo Alto next Wednesday to continue chemotherapy treatments, unless a doctor can be found in or near San Luis Obispo who is willing to give chemotherapy to a four year-old child. If not, they may be required to make the six hour round-trip to Palo Alto every week in a car with questionable reliability until the chemotherapy treatments are complete.

At an undetermined time in the weeks ahead, Skylar will also return to Palo Alto to have the largest tumor surgically removed.

Your continued prayers in the situation are highly appreciated.

- Chris McCreary