happy new year!
Tyler is still loving his time at home - we ALL are! Tomorrow and Friday he faces some of the drudgery of medical follow up back at Hopkins again. Thursday's appointments include diagnostic lab studies, a sinus CT scan, a chest x-ray, pulmonary function testing,...
an incredible year
Tyler's Facebook status on the last day of 2011: "It's been an incredible year." Yes it has, Tyler. Yes it has.
enjoying home
Still doing great! Tyler has gained a few pounds since coming home - still a long way to go, but we're thrilled with his progress. He is feeling stronger each day. He's been sleeping very well, which is such a blessing and change from the terrible sleeps he has had...
merry christmas!
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 third time...
being careful in the community
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...
celebrating at home!
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 ready...
anc = 190
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 hungry, but is very...
almost home!
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 getting discharged! They...
God’s taking care of us
I just have to share some stories of how God is taking care of us during this ordeal. The past few weeks, we've had serious car trouble. Our car had to go to the shop twice in three days, with a really huge repair cost. While our car was in the shop for the second...