I can’t believe a month has already flown by since I last made a post. Things have defiantly been on the mend since the last time I made an update. Jordan has been doing pretty good, as always his counts are up and down which makes the dosage of his chemo pills constantly change. Sometimes this change is needed to allow his counts to recover and give his body a break.
We did have another scare with a fever that came on a couple of weeks ago that unfortunately landed us in the hospital for a short time but thankfully the fever went away and was just symptoms of the common cold. He is back in school now full time with tons of germs brewing all around him so this can be expected…of course we do all measures possible to avoid any bug.
Jordan is almost back up to 70 lbs, we are constantly trying to shove food and protein drinks down him any chance we get. His wonderful doctor, Dr. Horvath made arrangements for us to meet in Palm Springs with a nutritionist that specializes in patients undergoing chemo therapy…she had lots of helpful ideas for Jordan to gain weight along with putting him on some special supplements while going through the chemo, as we still have nearly 3 years left to go.
His hair started to grow back a few weeks ago and we are amazed how rapidly it’s coming in now. I absolutely love seeing hair on his head as it takes away from the “chemo look”. He finally was able to return back to practice with his baseball team, the Ruffryderz and was looking forward to playing only his second tournament with them this weekend but weather didn’t permit and it was rained out. Hopefully we will get a tournament in before Christmas so he can try to get back in the swing of things.
Tristen is a typical 12 year old and is constantly busy with either homework or baseball; he is currently playing with the 66ers and is preparing to get braces on this Tuesday…lucky him!
Shawn and I are doing well and just celebrated our 15 year anniversary! What many ups and downs we’ve had in these years but in the end love conquers all…even when life doesn’t seem fair at all. We are forever counting our blessings and at times don’t even need to say anything to one anther…only needing to glance at the other knowing what we’re thinking. There are many silent moments between us, enjoying the sight of Jordan...thriving, laughing, living life and under our breath, you can bet we’re thanking God for allowing him to be right here with us!
This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for the simple things in life…the four of us being under one roof, being able to sit at the dinner table together and doing things a normal family does such as watching a movie by the fire, it doesn’t take much to please us anymore.
I love these fall crisp cold days and love them even more as I share them with my sons and wonderful husband. I’m sure you are all embracing your families and making the most of every moment especially as the holidays approach. Continue to live life, smile, laugh and love…but most importantly don’t forget how Awesome and Wonderful our Heavenly Father is!!
Ohhh, this post is simply beautiful...so well stated...totally made me cry tears of joy. Although we don't personally know you, we live in your city and have little ones that play ball too...so we've been following your 'story'. I hope you know that there are many people like me that think of, and pray for your family often. Here's to many, many more happy, healthy Thanksgiving days together. God Bless.
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