Promising Updates

After my last post, it has been hard to see the light of day. Yesterday was a more promising day. I thought I would share with anyone who is curious.

I found out some more information on Carson, the little boy from Maddox's class. He seems to be responding to his treatment very well. He will not be returning to school this year, not because he is doing poorly, but because they now have a more definite plan for his treatment. He will go through one more round of chemo. After that, they will do some testing to see if his body is in remission from the cancer. If it is, they will plan to do a bone marrow transplant in March. They hope that his brother is a match. He will be in the hospital in KC for 3 weeks to 3 months while healing from the transplant. But if all goes well, he will be ready to go for Kindergarten in the Fall!

Brent's Aunt seems to be responding well to her treatment also. She is on her 'good' week of her first month of chemo. Her pain has been alleviated considerably (I hope that isn't an overstatement, but she had NO relief before. She is still wearing a pain patch, but has limited her medication intake by quite a bit. And has been able to do some things around the house). Hopefully she will get a new grandchild this week while she is still feeling good (her daughter is due any day). This is a huge difference from two weeks ago and we are all very thankful.

My grandma...what can I say, she's got more lives than a cat. She suffered from another stroke on Wednesday and was unresponsive. The doctor told them she would not ever leave the hospital and the nurse told my aunt that if she wanted to see her, she better come now. So, my dad and his sister drove up on Thursday morning to join their other sister, in what they thought, was saying good-bye(without her being aware of it). When they arrived at the hospital, my grandma was sitting up in her bed eating lunch! She had given my grandpa a kiss on the cheek that morning! She was doing so well, they decided to move her back to rehab by late afternoon. My dad said they had such a good day yesterday. My grandma was so happy to have all her kids and husband surrounding her! What a blessing. Only God knows where we go from here, but we are all thankful that she has had this time with her family, if for one last time.

And lastly, Cora. I went to the hospital to visit her parents yesterday. It was good to give them a big hug and tell that how much we are praying for them. It was even better to hear what a better day they were having. After their last few days, they were struggling to find hope. But she is a fighter. She seems to be responding well to the chemo, even in these early stages. She is resting more peacefully now and seems to be more comfortable. To read from their own words, you can go to their blog We continue to pray for strength for this family and for Cora as she continues to fight for her life.