by Dianne | Dec 25, 2011
A magical day! Tyler woke up refreshed and we headed to church, joined by Michelle and TJ – how wonderful to sit together as a family and worship the Lord on Christmas Day! Being with our larger church family was also such a blessing – this was only the...
by Dianne | Dec 23, 2011
Tyler went to the Hopkins Outpatient Clinic today to have his labs drawn and get checked out. All looks well! He did not need any platelets or red cells as his levels were good. His ANC is 996. He usually goes right back into the hospital for his next chemo course...
by Dianne | Dec 20, 2011
Tyler made it home! The discharge took much longer than expected since this was his first time going home with a prescription of chemo (sorafenib). The pharmacy was confused about the dosing, then our insurance company required a pre-authorization which wasn’t...
by Dianne | Dec 19, 2011
Looks like we’re on target for discharge tomorrow! Tyler’s ANC was 190 today (200 is the get-out-of-jail-free card). Today he is focusing on consuming enough fluids and food in order to be sent home without IV nutrition. He’s still not very...
by Dianne | Dec 18, 2011
I’ve said it before, and I’ll probably have cause to say it again: things move quickly on the cancer ward. On Saturday, Tyler’s ANC rose from zero to 60. Today, it is 100. Chances are pretty good he’ll reach 200 tomorrow, and that means...
