Quotes and Thoughts for the Day
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Some words of wisdom from our friend Calvin 
Can't help but envy my sister a little when I see her artwork..........
Didn't have time this morning to post this update on Kyle. Your thoughts and prayers are so appreciated!!
Hello all!
Well we made it through Kyle's 12th chemo treatment (woohoo!). This is week 15 of the 21 week plan, and it feels good to be on this side of the half way mark.
God answered our prayers and helped Kyle to not be afraid/scared at the doctor appointment and getting accessed today. He was joking around with the nurse practitioner almost to the point of needing to be told to calm down. He loves making goofy noise for them and taking overly big breaths when they are listening to his lungs. His jolly nature really help keep everyone calm. We (I) were worried about him being afraid during "access" when they put the needle in. We had the child life specialist come to help. She had a really cool spinning light Kyle was fascinated with, but he was just chatting away and watched the iPad. He wiped off the numbing cream on his own and even paused a moment from the iPad to watch the needle go in. He didn't even flinch. We were so grateful. He is so brave, even when we are fearful. He did his nervous talk/asking questions when the nurse was removing stickers and pulling the needle out. He actually asked "How did that work?" after it was out. The nurse just laughed and said she wasn't sure but it was like opening a can. He looked unimpressed with that answer. Although he did not display sickness while we were there, Kyle really hasn't eaten much since the chemo. We have tried a few side "tricks" and made sure to give him the Zofran on schedule. We will wake him up at night to give him the medicine as well. Only time will tell how nauseous he is in the morning.
Kyle did have an ultra sound and chest Xray done this morning. For now his scans were clear of cancer (hurray). He will have another ultra sound at his next chemo appointment just to verify a minor thing they saw is actually nothing. The main oncology doctor (the actual attendee) was not concerned about it, which helps us to not worry. The next two weeks we will just go have his labs drawn at the base like we did the past two weeks. It is more convenient than the drive to St Louis, however there is a noticeable difference in the guy on base who is used to drawing blood from active duty military people and the nurses at the children's hospital. We will mold the base folks one of these days.
Like I said, besides not eating much this afternoon, Kyle is in great spirits and just happy with life again. Thank you for your continued prayers and support!
Hello all!
Well we made it through Kyle's 12th chemo treatment (woohoo!). This is week 15 of the 21 week plan, and it feels good to be on this side of the half way mark.
God answered our prayers and helped Kyle to not be afraid/scared at the doctor appointment and getting accessed today. He was joking around with the nurse practitioner almost to the point of needing to be told to calm down. He loves making goofy noise for them and taking overly big breaths when they are listening to his lungs. His jolly nature really help keep everyone calm. We (I) were worried about him being afraid during "access" when they put the needle in. We had the child life specialist come to help. She had a really cool spinning light Kyle was fascinated with, but he was just chatting away and watched the iPad. He wiped off the numbing cream on his own and even paused a moment from the iPad to watch the needle go in. He didn't even flinch. We were so grateful. He is so brave, even when we are fearful. He did his nervous talk/asking questions when the nurse was removing stickers and pulling the needle out. He actually asked "How did that work?" after it was out. The nurse just laughed and said she wasn't sure but it was like opening a can. He looked unimpressed with that answer
. Although he did not display sickness while we were there, Kyle really hasn't eaten much since the chemo. We have tried a few side "tricks" and made sure to give him the Zofran on schedule. We will wake him up at night to give him the medicine as well. Only time will tell how nauseous he is in the morning.Kyle did have an ultra sound and chest Xray done this morning. For now his scans were clear of cancer (hurray). He will have another ultra sound at his next chemo appointment just to verify a minor thing they saw is actually nothing. The main oncology doctor (the actual attendee) was not concerned about it, which helps us to not worry. The next two weeks we will just go have his labs drawn at the base like we did the past two weeks. It is more convenient than the drive to St Louis, however there is a noticeable difference in the guy on base who is used to drawing blood from active duty military people and the nurses at the children's hospital. We will mold the base folks one of these days.
Like I said, besides not eating much this afternoon, Kyle is in great spirits and just happy with life again. Thank you for your continued prayers and support!
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