Sunday, October 10, 2010

Trying to Remain Positive

Hello Everyone. Just when you think all is well, something pops up to make you worry…

Last Saturday, Jordan started having fevers that we hoped would go away but they didn’t and we ended up in the hospital for 5 days. He had no other symptoms but fevers with chills, being very tired and no appetite at all…it all came on very quickly. They ran all routine blood tests for bacteria and fungal infections and even tried to determine what type of virus it may be. After being on heavy antibiotics, they felt it was safe enough to stop all antibiotics and just let whatever virus he had run its course. Thankfully, they agreed it was safe to come home on Thursday and have allowed us to give Tylenol for the fevers and just push as much food and liquids as possible.

To much of my surprise, they are still going to proceed with his spinal tap and chemo medicines (that he gets every 3 months) this Monday. The doctor says his counts look good and that it would be ok to do so. They are also going to do another bone marrow test the same day just to make sure the bone marrow is still clear. The last time he had his bone marrow checked was about a year ago. His bone marrow has never had any Leukemia cells in it, so our hope and prayers are that it has remained clean and clear of any unwanted Leukemia cells. Unfortunately, when I made a call to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Foundation and actually spoke with a specialist I found out that Jordan has some symptoms of a possible recurrence. This has thrown us in a panic and our hearts and minds are filled with worry and fear that at times are unbearable. We’re trying very hard to remain in tact for Tristen as we don’t want to weigh him down with too much worry for his brother.

Since Jordan has been home, he has been sleeping pretty much non stop, hardly eating and still running low grade fevers. He just looks sick, with droopy eyes and has a pale complexion, with really no life inside of him. Every once in awhile he will wake up to watch some playoff games of baseball and play a round of rummy with one of us.

We are trying to remain positive and put our complete trust in God that this is just a virus and eventually he will be over it, but it’s much easier to say than do. There’s no doubt in my mind that it has been all the prayers that have gotten Jordan this far, especially in the beginning when things seemed so hopeless. Now, we will continue those prayers and keep our hope and faith so that it will carry us through no matter what we find out from Monday’s tests results.

I pray for Gods Mighty Healing Power to work supernaturally in Jordan’s body right now and in this next week to come. I especially pray for peace of mind upon all of us as we wait for test results of the bone marrow. Please stand firm and stay in agreement with us as we continue to fight this battle for our precious son.

Hebrews 4:16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our Gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.

No comments:

Post a Comment