Fevers again
Today we went to the oncologist for a followup to check her counts--she is neutropenic now, but her hemoglobin and platelets look OK, thanks to the transfusion she got earlier this week.
Late this afternoon though she started to get warm, and by 7:00 PM or so she had a real fever of about 103. A page to Dr. Abella was returned and we were to bring her in.
Thank God a bed opened up in Peds at BDMC, otherwise she might have had to spend the night in the ER.
Abby was not happy that a return trip to the hospital was imminent. Interestingly enough she took a lot of comfort when we reminded her that God doesn't do things by accident--maybe her visit to the hospital is because He has someone that needs to meet her to learn about Jesus?
We're praying that this visit will be like the others, with her temp returning to normal in just a couple of days. She is already on Cefepime, and is having blood cultures done to make sure she doesn't have an infection in her port itself.
04:28 AM, 30 Dec 2004 by C. R. Oldham Permalink | Comments (0) | Attach Photo
Transfusion
So far.....no fever, so no visits to the hospital! Thanks for praying. You can continue to pray that Abby will stay as healthy as possible while she is neutropenic.
We will keep you posted about her counts and also when her follow-up MRI is scheduled.
09:32 PM, 28 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (0) | Attach Photo
Christmas wishes
"The Lord rules over the floodwaters. The Lord reigns as king forever.
The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace."
Our relationship with Christ has brought us through the past 8 months. It has also taught us the beginning of what God really means when he discusses Joy in His word. I can't even begin to do justice to the meat of that lesson from Him, but our pastors at our church have talked several times about this over the past few months, the most recent of which was on December 12th by Pastor Nathan (http://faithchurchaz.org/audio/2004-12-12.mp3). We may not know what is in store for us in the future, but we are confident that God will be with us through the joyful and the difficult times.
We will be thanking God for all of you this weekend and we pray that your celebrations will be memorable.
God bless you all!
Amy (for all of us)
08:55 PM, 24 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (0) | Attach Photo
Officially done
Our oncologist isn't concerned about her counts today, though her pattern has been that each day after her chemo her hemoglobin count drops a full point. This puts us in scary territory by Monday, our next oncologist appointment. If she needs blood on Saturday or Sunday the only option is a trip to the ER. We'd sure like to avoid that.
05:03 PM, 24 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (0) | Attach Photo
Yea Party!
The Child Life staff is throwing her a "Yea Party" at noon today to celebrate being done. It will be good for her. Her spirits are a little low today...she is very homesick and I am certain that she knows that although her chemo is done, this isn't really the end. She is not looking forward to being neutropenic and her neupogen shots. So, pray that we will be able to turn her focus off of her fears and onto God. He has never left us and we are confident He will continue to carry us through the rest of this.
We'll post from Tucson after her stem cell infusion.
05:42 PM, 22 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (2) | Attach Photo
Hanging in there
Keep praying that Abby will have a decent appetite and that she will be protected from any virus/bacteria she might encounter at the hospital.
Thanks!
11:51 PM, 20 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (1) | Attach Photo
4 of 4 Started
So far she is doing well, other than acute nausea brought on by the decadron dose they give her just before they start the first chemo drug. We hope and pray that will be the only emesis episode this time around.
Now that the holiday season is really upon us, we hope you and yours will have wonderful opportunities to share, give, laugh, and love as this year draws to a close. Thank you again, as always, for praying for us. It has made all the difference.
05:31 AM, 20 Dec 2004 by C. R. Oldham Permalink | Comments (0) | Attach Photo
A break!
Thanks for praying! God Bless you all as you prepare for this wonderful season.
08:12 PM, 06 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (0) | Attach Photo
On her way back up
Abby will probably start her final round of chemo on December 19. We think we know her pattern enough to predict when she will end up in the hospital so we're praying that starting her chemo right before Christmas will ensure that we aren't in the hospital ON Christmas. Please pray for that...actually, we're praying for no hospitalizations this last time (although we are enjoying the opportunities to make connections with people).
Have a great weekend!
03:38 AM, 04 Dec 2004 by Amy Oldham Permalink | Comments (2) | Attach Photo
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