Fever is gone, blood cultures are clear. Luke's ANC is up to 675 today! We get to go home after he is done with his last round of antibiotics,another shot, and one more platelet transfusion. I will never again underestimate the importance of giving blood. I had never realized how much Cancer kids need, not to mention all the other illnesses people need blood transfusions for, wow.
We are off to San Francisco at about 4am. Luke will have a femoral line put in for the harvest at about 7am, please pray he is able to relax and allow the placement of the line to go smoothly. A child life specialist told me she has heard that it's not fun at all. She also reminded us to bring things he can do laying down. I guess he will have to lie flat for 4-5 hours, or maybe longer if they need to do a second day of harvest. Let me know if you think of anything creative he can do to pass the time.
God is with us every moment, He amazes me everyday.
Luke's Journey
- Mike and Erica
- An information & update page about Luke and his family’s journey through discovery, and treatment of his tummy "bump". AKA abdominal mass.
Sweet family,
ReplyDeleteWe're amazed and loving how HE is working in and through this situation. Thank you for allowing us to "be with you" through reading your blog. We love you so much!
Take a look at this link for fun shadow puppets you could try on the ceiling with a flashlight.
http://haha.nu/creative/how-to-make-shadows-on-the-wall/
Hi guys! We will be praying! One idea to keep Luke's mind on something else could be to use flash cards for kids with fun facts, trivia, jokes, puzzles that you could read to him and show him. Music is always great too! Make up some songs or write a poem using his words....Ask Joe about the number game that we played at camp too! I thank God for you and I pray that you are strengthened more and more by his Holy Spirit each day. Love you lots, Dar
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