This is Case's oncologist, Dr. Amy Pass. She is amazing! She has been with us from when we first got here and has held our hand through this emotional time. Last Friday I found out that she is retiring...as of this week! Eek! I cried many, many tears over this. Although we will miss her dearly, we will forever be grateful that she was in the right place at the right time to diagnose and set the treatment plan for our darling little baby. We know that she was an answer to prayers when she thought about Case all weekend long and made the inspired decision to move forward with treatment!So the big news for today is that if all goes well and barring any new hurdles, we are going home Friday morning (everyone knock on wood)! Today has been a great day for Case and he has really improved. His fever has gone away, his blood pressure has stabilized, no more vomiting, and he has normal dirty diapers! So apparently these are all things that we'll experience with chemo, but will hopefully go away after his infusions.
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Look...he's smiling! Hooray! I am really anxious about keeping him healthy and germ-free at home. His white blood cells (or the "infection fighting" cells in his blood) are at the lowest 7-10 days after chemo. So next week I'll be paranoid about our trial run at home. Keep praying that all goes well and that Case can remain infection free!
Prayers are answered, of this we know for sure!
Oh. My. Goodness. That smile makes me sooooo happy!!!
ReplyDeleteYAAAY! That is the cutest picture of Case yet! I love his little smile. Yipee!
ReplyDeleteCase's smile! Made me so happy! I love it! I'll pray super hard that he has a great night and morning, and I'll knock on all the wood I see :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so GREAT!!! Just seeing Case smile absolutely made my day! I am so happy that you will be able to come home as a family again:) You are in every prayer.
ReplyDeleteYes!Yes!Yes! I'm so excited for you and the fam to all be home together. (and hooray for Case's smile-sooooo cute)
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!! So happy he gets to come home! To scroll down the blog and see the picture of him smiling just made me so happy. We will pray for a germ free week and lots of smiles from him.
ReplyDeleteHooray, I'm so glad that Case gets to go home today! I love his sweet little smile.
ReplyDeleteSo good to see some smiles - especially from Case! How long until Case's next round of chemo? Sad to see Dr. Pass go; it has been a blessing to have a doctor who has been receptive and responsive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see his sweet smiles again! You guys are in our prayers always, and we appreciate this blog as a way to be close even tho we are far away - Love you guys -
ReplyDeleteThis is GREAT news! I am so happy for you to bring your little family home. I will continue to pray for you as you try to keep Case healthy during this time of low immunity. I have contacted Heidi to find out what we need to do to coordinate help for you--meals, trips to Wal Mart, help with Graydon, etc. I love the picture of Case smiling. It made my day.
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