Coach John’s Journey

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We would like to start by apologizing for not posting in a while. Hopefully everyone stood by the old saying “no news is good news”. In this case it’s great news. John’s healing is on schedule and thanks to all the prayers, continued progress is being achieved. A huge milestone was reached a couple weeks ago when he was able to return to the softball field exactly 100 days post-transplant. Thanks everyone for your continued prayers, love and support. God is good!

Been a while since an update, but “no news” is often “good news.”

Received this from the family this morning as they wanted to share progress.

John is 70 days post-transplant and doing well! He had a 60-day bone marrow test done on September 19th and the results are good. The bone marrow is healthy and making new, healthy blood cells. His blood counts have stayed elevated, almost to normal ranges. The test also showed that the cells in the bone marrow are 100% donor cells, which is great! That is what we want with a stem cell transplant. Our doctors want John to do what they call a “maintenance cycle” for 12 months. He will be given a low dose chemotherapy for 5 days, once a month. This is to get any cancer that could still be left somewhere, and to help prevent a relapse. Our doctors have told us that as far as they can detect, there is no cancer left. But they like to do this just to be sure. Since John is doing well, they think he will tolerate it just fine. Overall, John has felt good and enjoying getting back to some normal activities. He has been able to attend softball tournaments and even help coach a little at practice.

We are still so grateful for all of the love and support from everybody! We feel very blessed to have so many wonderful, caring people in our lives. We appreciate your continued prayers for John’s health and our family.

John is back home from the hospital and enjoying a little freedom and home cooking. Today he was able to watch his Texas Heat softball tryouts from afar but still giving positive feedback as always. God is good! Please keep the prayers and well wishes coming.

Man, what a day!

First off, praise God for John’s continued progress! Following the stem cell transplant, the doctors have been watching his numbers closely. Thursday his counts were .1, Friday .3, Saturday, 1.3 and today 3.7!!!! Great news! Looks as though he will be going home for some sleep in his own bed and some REAL food as early as tomorrow. (Which is several days ahead of schedule) Again, please keep the prayers and well wishes coming.

As far as the benefit goes, on behalf of the family, we’d like to thank all who took time out your busy lives to make a difference. Those who volunteered, those who bought bbq, raffle tickets, bid on auction items, etc... we cannot begin to express our gratitude. Seeing this turnout and love for a friend/family member truly enforces our faith in humanity.

Again, thank you all for your support. Whether it be financially or through prayer and love, you are all appreciated and loved. God Bless you all!

TOMORROW is the big day! Come out for a great family day. Swimming, fishing, bounce house, appearance by Cinderella, face painting and more all FREE for the kids... Adults, we have plenty for you as well. 50/50 bingo, music, auctions, raffles, BBQ, beer, wine and much more. Show your support for the Garcia family and . Check out these pictures of just a few prizes that you could go home with! There is much, much more! (Schedule of events in last pic) Again, all this is being done for a friend, father, husband, coach colleague who is battling leukemia and determined to win. Thank you all for your prayers and support! See you tomorrow for a great time!

Update On John:

Blood counts are on the rise! Great news as he is a little ahead of schedule on the healing process. Still a long road ahead, but it looks like he’ll be released from the hospital as early as Monday which is also several days ahead of schedule. All praise to God!

He’s ready for some non-hospital food and sleep in his own bed. 😂
Please keep the prayers and well wishes coming!

If you’re into the arts, here are a few more auction/raffle items... Please RSVP by going to the event on this page and click “coming”. This is a party you won’t want to miss! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Sports fan? We have that too...
Here are a few more auction items!! See ya Sunday!!!

We’ve been posting all the activities at the benefit THIS SUNDAY. Figured we’d share a few of the auction items and prizes you could leave with... pretty cool stuff! More to come!!! Come out and support a great cause. We’d love to see you there.

Here is the agenda for Sunday. Still a few things that we could add. Please mark your calendars for a great time and such a great cause! Bring the kids’ swimsuits and fishing poles for free swimming and fishing! Also free bounce house, face painting, and more.... Plenty to do for the adults as well. Family day!

Any questions please email [email protected] or text Mike 832-731-5665

First things first...Keep the prayers and well wishes coming. The stem cell transplant is going as planned. John is on schedule with treatments and spirits are good. A little stir crazy, but looking forward to total healing. God is good!

Second: The benefit is this Sunday 1:00-6:00. You’ll be hard pressed to find a day of entertainment with free activities for the kids. Fishing, swimming, face painting, Cinderella, photo booth... For the adults, 50/50 bingo, raffles, live and silent auctions, music, BBQ, beer, wine, sangria punch, and ELVIS WILL BE IN THE BUILDING for a live performance! Can you really find a more fun way to spend your Sunday afternoon? Not to mention for such a great cause.

Lastly: We could use a few more auction/silent auction items. If you make the best cakes or pies and would like to donate one for live or silent auction, please email us. If you have any liquor or wine to add to the liquor wagon for auction... again please email us and we’ll arrange for pickup.

Thanks again for all your support and love during this trying time. Please RSVP on the event if you can attend. Looking forward to seeing you there!