Happy New Year friends! The holidays have come and gone…again! We all are doing great and Jordan is doing pretty well himself.
Jordan is still doing the normal chemo, along with continuous blood work at the doctor’s office. He was just in the hospital a couple of weeks ago for his spinal tap along with some chemo meds, which he tolerated well.
That day I was making a picture diary of Jordan’s typical day at the hospital to share with his classmates and I thought I would share a few with you.
I included our last picture of a very long day at the pediatric oncology ward, that I had a nurse take when we were finally walking out of those doors…the smile on Jordan’s made me realize what a trooper Jordan really is and how he has adapted to the life of a child diagnosed with cancer.
His weight is at an all time high at a whopping 74lbs! His hair is growing rapidly after loosing it for the second time caused by the radiation to his brain. The guessing game between Shawn and I is…will it come back curly like the first time it grew in after loosing it from the chemo or will it be straight like it originally was?? Jordan wants it to be curly…I prefer it to be long and straight! (I still try to hold on to any of the old Jordan that brings me back to how he was before the “cancer” days).
To make things exciting over the break…the week before Christmas Jordan ate a bite of See’s Candy that he thought did not have peanuts in it, but the piece of candy did and Jordan started with an allergic reaction to where his throat began to close up. To make a very long story short, we had to call 911 and he had to go to the emergency room in the ambulance…as if we aren’t at Kaiser enough! (And this was the week we weren’t even due there)! Thankfully, the bite he ate had very little peanuts in it. I can’t imagine the reaction had it been larger! And for the record, we always inspect the piece with him before he eats it but this time he felt confident on his own that it had no peanuts and did not check with us. Again…God has his back! He recovered with flying colors but I must say it was a very scary moment for the entire family!
As if the peanut reaction wasn’t enough excitement for the holidays…the week after Christmas the boys were playing baseball in the front yard and Jordan threw a baseball into my back expedition window shattering it to pieces!! It was just what we wanted…especially with all the rain!! NOT! There’s never a dull moment with us!
New Years was good...no mishaps! Last New Years Eve Jordan was super sick in the hospital from heavy chemo, so this year we were able to make our annual trip to our family’s cabin out in the desert and the boys and their cousins rode quads and bikes till their hearts content despite freezing weather!!
School starts back today. Prayers will continue for both boys to be protected from any germs and bugs that would land Jordan in the hospital and baseball resumes for both of them! I can’t even look at Jordan without saying, “THANK YOU JESUS”! He is our walking miracle! I’m so thankful 2010 did us well and now we enter 2011 with the same hope, faith and expectations that God will provide, protect and continue his miraculous healing upon Jordan!
In March we will go to Walt Disney World in Florida for Jordan’s “Make a Wish Trip” that we are very excited for! Jordan will be turning 11 on January 15th…this marks another milestone! So thank you all for your continued support and prayers as Jordan continues his journey filled with high hopes and dreams that will be a testimony for all!
May God richly bless you and your families in 2011!
