Timothy had his first clinic visit on Monday and it went well. His white blood cell levels had come up significantly and his hemoglobin was fine. So no 4-hour blood transfusion... yeah! And also no more complete isolation. Tim was okayed to go out as long as he is not around anyone who is actively sick, sneezing or coughing. We are still being careful because his levels could drop again at any time. We did, however, head off to the park today in the double buggy! (I wish I had remembered my camera!) It was my first walk outside in a month! Such a nice way to enjoy a beautiful fall day! We spent the afternoon outside playing on a blanket on the front lawn. Everything almost felt normal for a while...
We also got a call from the oncologist when we got home that the blood tests from California showed that Tim is missing the 1P chromosome (loss of heterozygocity) and is therefore required to have the 4 treatments instead of the 2. So not exactly the news we were hoping for but we can just be thankful that we live in a place where treatments are available. At least it's not 2-4 years of chemo. After the 4, they will redo the MRI and see if he needs more surgery and more chemo.
Until next time... Shauna
P.S. I couldn't get any pics of Kate without her hand in her face or her running away. I will have to be sneakier next time.
3 comments:
Too bad I missed you for the park..I was out and about running errands with Anna, and Aidan was at school.
Call me again the next time you go though!!!
Just wanted to let you that we are praying that the Lord would heal little Timothy and give your family the patience and strength in the months to come. God bless you. Miss you at the clinic, your Dad is great though!
Really great to see Tim out and about - are still praying for you all and sending you love and hugs.
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