Well…it’s been quite a while since the last update, guess you can say we’ve been super busy. Yes with baseball, which is always a treat but more so, we’ve been busy with the boys being sick! I actually can’t believe it!
Last Monday night through Tuesday we were in the hospital for Jordan because he had a crazy cough with a fever. A chest x-ray revealed it was bronchitis, thankfully a mild case. With his counts being pretty good and considering he’s on a lighter chemo now, they didn’t make us stay too long. The doctors know we despise being there! We came home on some antibiotics and Jordan is doing much better!
Tristen, on the other hand, well…he’s a different story. He finally recovered after two long weeks from that horrid bacteria infection but it did take some time for him to bounce back and to put some weight on and for him to not look so green in the gills. He finally was able to start the baseball season with his team and is having a wonderful start to the season. BUT, last week he woke up with a fever, sore throat, and a stuffy nose! I can’t believe it…the kid was just sick!! So, we have him at Grandma Judy’s to keep any germs away from Jordan (who is recovering from the bronchitis) and hope whatever Tristen has is over much sooner than the last sickness he had just a few weeks ago!
Needless to say, we are very frustrated and just don’t get it! We take every precaution necessary for the boys and us to not get any germs. I find myself saying lately, “When are we going to catch a break!?” But then instantly, I tell myself, we did catch that break…my son is here and the Leukemia is gone! Then I go right into counting my blessings. Not a lot of parents are able to say that when their kids have been so seriously sick. So I thank God for what we do have rather than focusing on the inconvenience we are experiencing for that moment. I must say though…I would so love a break from sickness right now! We’ve had enough!!
Jordan was due to have his spinal tap Monday, (the spinal will be every three months on the maintenance phase) but they are postponing it for a week and stopping all chemo pills until he fully recovers from the bronchitis. Which is fine by me, it puts off another hospital stay!
On a much happier note, Jordan’s friend, Jared and his family blessed us with Angel tickets a couple of Fridays ago. The four of us were able to go together and really enjoyed ourselves. The seats were really good…field level and right up the first base line. Tristen and Jordan even made an Angles sign hoping it would bring them good luck but…they didn’t win.
Last Monday night through Tuesday we were in the hospital for Jordan because he had a crazy cough with a fever. A chest x-ray revealed it was bronchitis, thankfully a mild case. With his counts being pretty good and considering he’s on a lighter chemo now, they didn’t make us stay too long. The doctors know we despise being there! We came home on some antibiotics and Jordan is doing much better!
Tristen, on the other hand, well…he’s a different story. He finally recovered after two long weeks from that horrid bacteria infection but it did take some time for him to bounce back and to put some weight on and for him to not look so green in the gills. He finally was able to start the baseball season with his team and is having a wonderful start to the season. BUT, last week he woke up with a fever, sore throat, and a stuffy nose! I can’t believe it…the kid was just sick!! So, we have him at Grandma Judy’s to keep any germs away from Jordan (who is recovering from the bronchitis) and hope whatever Tristen has is over much sooner than the last sickness he had just a few weeks ago!
Needless to say, we are very frustrated and just don’t get it! We take every precaution necessary for the boys and us to not get any germs. I find myself saying lately, “When are we going to catch a break!?” But then instantly, I tell myself, we did catch that break…my son is here and the Leukemia is gone! Then I go right into counting my blessings. Not a lot of parents are able to say that when their kids have been so seriously sick. So I thank God for what we do have rather than focusing on the inconvenience we are experiencing for that moment. I must say though…I would so love a break from sickness right now! We’ve had enough!!
Jordan was due to have his spinal tap Monday, (the spinal will be every three months on the maintenance phase) but they are postponing it for a week and stopping all chemo pills until he fully recovers from the bronchitis. Which is fine by me, it puts off another hospital stay!
On a much happier note, Jordan’s friend, Jared and his family blessed us with Angel tickets a couple of Fridays ago. The four of us were able to go together and really enjoyed ourselves. The seats were really good…field level and right up the first base line. Tristen and Jordan even made an Angles sign hoping it would bring them good luck but…they didn’t win. 
Their Friday night firework show was pretty cool. During the fireworks they played many songs and one of them was their theme song for the Angels which is, “Calling All Angels” by Train and ironically we have that same song on the blog as one of Jordan’s theme songs…when it played, I got a huge lump in my throat and got totally choked up as I sat their next to Jordan watching the fireworks. Thankfully, the lights were out and no one saw me tearing up! It was a wonderful night none the less, so thank you Wagner Family for a fun evening!! We really appreciate it! Jordan also got to use a gift card in the store and bought some fun stuff to finish decorating his room in Angel’s Baseball.All in all, Jordan is pretty good. He’s playing baseball (with the same passion, sometimes too much passion), gaining weight (slowly but surely) and his hair is coming in beautifully (maybe even a tad lighter). I really couldn’t ask for more. Today, he was talking and joking with me in the car and it brought me back to the old Jordan that I remember. I love it!
I want to end with…I’m so completely taken by how Awesome our Heavenly Father is and how he knows exactly what we need! Even though we go through trials and tribulations, His Grace is more than enough and he will get us through each day!
