Yesterday's ultrasound look great! The report says that there is not blockage anymore, the intestine wall where it was is now just "thick", indicating the plan to just let the body re-absorb the blood making up the hematoma worked! As the weekend went on, we could tell it was healing as well. He didn't need any Tylenol anymore, and his dirty diapers were a lot more solid. One more issue resolved! So on to Round 3! But wait, not today as planned. The stem cell collection that is scheduled for in between this cycle and next apparently was going to fall over the weekend if we started today, so we are pushed back to Thursday now for the start of chemo. Pretty disappointing to have to wait, when nothing physically is holding us up. But after talking with the doctors and understanding all that goes into this collection, I can see why it is so important to get the timing right. I guess I should be happy that we are not being delayed because of complications or things going wrong, but it doesn't make waiting around with an energetic almost 2 year old boy any easier! So we wait. And work on the virtue of patience...so you can pray that we chose to have a good attitude about the delay, that this cycle can go well when it begins, and looking ahead that the stem cell collection process, that it goes well also.
On the home front, it all came together yesterday to pick up my friend who is staying at our house this week. A different friend took time out of her day to stay with Drew so I could go up to St Paul and pick Michelle up, who went to Austin from the hospital and got right to work making a real dinner for Josh and Molly! I'm sure Josh will enjoy the help at home, and Molly will benefit from not being dropped off at 6:30AM for the day this week! Being with Molly this weekend, I could see that these long hospital stays are really starting to catch up to her. My family came up on Saturday and watched the kids so Josh and I could have an afternoon together, which was great, but left Molly asking where we were all Saturday and who was going to put her to bed. Its so unfair to her, to all of us!, what is going on. But we are doing the best we can and relying on God to bring us wisdom, comfort and peace. Please pray He will give those to Molly as well!
Here's how we spend MANY hours--pushing around the halls of the hospital! Drew has such a following whenever he "drives" by, everyone stops and waves to him! And he waves back with a big smile on his face--almost like he's in a parade! :)
Thank you all for your encouragement and prayers, as always!
~Heidi
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