Saturday, January 30, 2010
So Far So Good
I sit as I type watching the snowflakes fall from the sky. The kids are all playing with each other and their grandparents and everything seems to be going well. Andrew was discharged yesterday around 2pm. He had a good night in the hospital and had a blood transfusion Friday morning. The doctor wanted to make sure his hemoglobin was up before sending us home so we wouldn't have to turn right back around a few days later and come home. When I returned that morning to pick Andrew and Rick up, Andrew was reclined in his crib watching some show. He smiled when I walked in and immediately wanted to know where his lunch was. He has been eating and drinking great. In fact he had 3 pancakes, yogurt, eggs, fruit, and milk for breakfast. Andrew had a great sleep last night. I was the paranoid one waking up every few hours to check on him. At 3am I heard him make a noise and immediately jumped out of bed, loaded the medicine dropper with nausea medicine, and ran to his bed only to find him sound asleep. He was like that until 7am this morning. So my dear friends and family, we are doing well. This time home so far has been completely different than last time. Andrew is playful, happy, hungry, thirsty, energetic, and well...himself. Last time he was sore, miserable, sick, lethargic, and appetiteless. We are thankful. Thankful again for the report that Andrew will only have 2 more chemos and possibly a surgery. That means we are looking/hoping to be done by May...not November. We are thankful for our sweet boy who is fighting well and hard to win this battle and he seems to be winning right now. We are thankful for our family to just relax with today. We are thankful for my parents who continue to serve us and love our kids so well. We are thankful for the snow that keeps us inside to just take it easy and stay in our pj's all day. We are thankful for the prayers that have definitely been the main reason we are in this great situation. And we are thankful to our God that continues to remind us He loves us and is for us! We will keep you updated!
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What an inspiration! God is wonderful and so is your family!
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John and Kinta
I love picturing y'all warm, content, and happy inside your home. So glad things are going better this time. You know you have my constant prayers. Love you so!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad Andrew is doing so well. Children have such strength and determination. I know God has his hand on him and your family. This time will be remembered with wonder and an unspeakable bond with God and each other. My prayers are with you.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless and strengthen all and you
I love good news! Hooray! Praise the Lord.
ReplyDeleteAnd a cozy, snowy day sounds delightful... Something we will never experience here in Florida! Sip some cocoa for us. :-)
Praise God! I am so blessed when reading how God has granted you all this sweet, wonderful time in the midst of the treatment....I thank Him for that. I continue to remember you all in my prayers and thank God you can say "So my dear friends and family, we are doing well."
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ReplyDeleteWe graduated from CHHS together in '96. I have been following your story and am so thankful to hear that Andew is doing well - and as your entire family is doing well too. I would really like to send you and your family some things so please email your address to me at Amanda.Nicholas@VDOT.Virginia.gov. I pray that God will continue to bless you and your family. Praise be to God!! Many hugs and tons of love.
Dwight & Mandy (Walker) Nicholas
I am hoping that because it's been more than a couple of days since your last post that things are still going OK. The Rooker household continues to pray for you, sweet friends!
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