Hello everyone!
Yesterday was my dad's PET scan, this is a scan that can check the whole body for cancer and determines whether or not the treatment is working. Today mom and dad went in for the results and where informed that the scans are looking awesome!! they even declared dad to be in REMISSION again! All that is left is the transfusion to make sure this does not come back again, in other words its like our insurance. We are so overwhelmed with Joy! God is so good! While there, they checked his blood work and saw a lot wrong, nothing severe but he is extremely weak and fatigue. Because of this they are giving him a blood transfusion today and another tomorrow, and they are postponing the Bone Marrow Transplant until he is stronger again. The toughest part (physically) is yet to come, but God has just given us a glimpse of the beautiful rainbow that is waiting for us at the end of this storm! God Bless you all and thank you for all your prayers! Keep them coming!!!!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Chemo #4
Hello everyone!!
I'm sorry for the delay! Apparently when you think life is at its craziest, things can continue to get crazier! Lets update a little. Last week when dad went in for his Stem cell collection, things took a little longer than expected. Instead of one collection, Dad had to do three eight hour collections (one a day). This pretty much drained him out! This past Tuesday Dad went in for his additional Chemo #4, which has gone pretty smooth despite his weakness from the transfusions. The doctors where able to give him some medications to pump him up and even ended up getting shushed by the nurses for being too loud during last nights Heat game! lol Lets just say that by the end of the game he was pumping up all the nurses in the hall way! Dad will be coming home tomorrow night, recover for a week, and then another PET scan on May 29 to see if hes responding to all these treatments. Once that's done he will be going in for the Bone Marrow transplant.
Prayer Request:
I'm sorry for the delay! Apparently when you think life is at its craziest, things can continue to get crazier! Lets update a little. Last week when dad went in for his Stem cell collection, things took a little longer than expected. Instead of one collection, Dad had to do three eight hour collections (one a day). This pretty much drained him out! This past Tuesday Dad went in for his additional Chemo #4, which has gone pretty smooth despite his weakness from the transfusions. The doctors where able to give him some medications to pump him up and even ended up getting shushed by the nurses for being too loud during last nights Heat game! lol Lets just say that by the end of the game he was pumping up all the nurses in the hall way! Dad will be coming home tomorrow night, recover for a week, and then another PET scan on May 29 to see if hes responding to all these treatments. Once that's done he will be going in for the Bone Marrow transplant.
Prayer Request:
- May 29! PET Scan! That God would show us His healing power!
- for my dad's body! That God would protect my dads body while allowing the chemo to destroy the cancer.
- Our hearts! Pray that God would bring us a Peace that transcends all understanding! Pray that in the midst of all the stress God would hold us together.
- Abuela: my grandmother is always such a great help when we need a little extra. Last week she broke her foot and cant drive for 4-6 weeks which has left us with her daily routine of picking up our cousins. Pray for her speedy recover and all the craziness! lol
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Dads in for his transfusion!
Hello Everyone!
As stated in previous posts, May 6th (yesterday), was my dads first check up to see if his body was ready for the transfusion. He has been injecting himself daily with a medication that would create more white blood cells. Once the doctors saw he had a sufficient amount it would be time for his transfusion and the stem cells will be frozen until its time for the bone marrow transplant. At first the doctors assumed it would take a few days, but sure enough he was ready during this mornings check up! His body has been responding very well to this process. Today's process will take from 6 to 8 hours and if they don't retrieve enough stem cells they'll go for a second round tomorrow. Once this process is complete, dad will be going in for his fourth (extra) chemo next week for four days, then have a week or two off, and then in for the Bone Marrow transplant.
Thank you all for your continuous prayers, keep them coming!!! God has been so faithful through out this entire process and I am certain your prayers have played a huge role in that. We also ask that every please please please be cautious of my dads health. I know you all want to just love on him when you see him, and that is so beautiful, but the chemo makes him very susceptible to germs bacteria and viruses that may or may not be showing on you. So lots of fist pumps and blowing kisses! =)
Please be in prayer for all that is to come and the rigorous physical side effect that will come with the process. Above all please be praying for our hearts, this has been a long an exhausting process and there is more to come. please pray that God would bring us patience and peace!
Blessing of the week: Joey graduated college!!
As stated in previous posts, May 6th (yesterday), was my dads first check up to see if his body was ready for the transfusion. He has been injecting himself daily with a medication that would create more white blood cells. Once the doctors saw he had a sufficient amount it would be time for his transfusion and the stem cells will be frozen until its time for the bone marrow transplant. At first the doctors assumed it would take a few days, but sure enough he was ready during this mornings check up! His body has been responding very well to this process. Today's process will take from 6 to 8 hours and if they don't retrieve enough stem cells they'll go for a second round tomorrow. Once this process is complete, dad will be going in for his fourth (extra) chemo next week for four days, then have a week or two off, and then in for the Bone Marrow transplant.
Thank you all for your continuous prayers, keep them coming!!! God has been so faithful through out this entire process and I am certain your prayers have played a huge role in that. We also ask that every please please please be cautious of my dads health. I know you all want to just love on him when you see him, and that is so beautiful, but the chemo makes him very susceptible to germs bacteria and viruses that may or may not be showing on you. So lots of fist pumps and blowing kisses! =)
Please be in prayer for all that is to come and the rigorous physical side effect that will come with the process. Above all please be praying for our hearts, this has been a long an exhausting process and there is more to come. please pray that God would bring us patience and peace!
Blessing of the week: Joey graduated college!!
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