November 4, 2010 in Uncategorized with 26 Comments

Sorry to keep you all waiting in suspense but we have the results from Grayson’s first post chemo bone scan. We went in early Wednesday morning. When we arrived the nurse who checked us in had remembered that Gray likes rice krispie treats and had one waiting for him! It was very sweet! Gray ate the treat throughout his MIBG scan. Gray also never let go of my hand. He’s so brave but he’s still a baby too. I certainly didn’t mind. We first got back the results from Grayson’s blood test. His white blood cell counts have dropped and so we will have to start giving him his daily shots again to help recover his counts. Then…we received the results from the bone scan. Let me shout it from the rooftops…IT WAS GOOD NEWS!!!! The results showed that Grayson’s body is responding WELL to the chemo treatments. His cancer has not spread any further over the last month!!!! The dye that the doctors put into Gray through his port on Tuesday is designed to illuminate all of the cancer in Gray’s body when the doctors look at the scans. Apparently, the brighter the illumination the worse the cancer. Well, the doctor’s reported to us that on this bone scan Gray’s illumination was dimmer then before!!!! WE ARE SO THANKFUL!!!! WE ARE BEYOND THANKFUL!!!! We’ve actually been able to breathe for what feels like the first time in over a month. We know that Gray still has a long journey ahead of him but we also know that God is our great healer and he hears the cries of his people. We are doing our best to take the smiles when we can get them and to live in the moment. Our baby got a good report!!!! There just aren’t words to describe the feeling. We could go on and on!!!!

Thank you to you all for your continued prayers. As you can see…THEY ARE WORKING!!!! Please continue to remember Grayson and our family. Gray has another blood test tomorrow and then goes back into the hospital on Monday for his bone marrow harvest. We’re nervous about the harvest because…well, it’s scary. But also because we’re not sure what to expect. There is alot involved in the bone marrow harvest and we just want Gray to be comfortable and experience as little discomfort as possible. We also ask for your prayers for our family. Please pray that we will be able to rest not only physically but emotionally. We know logically that the longer Gray’s fight goes on the more drained we will become and we have to learn to take time for ourselves. We can’t care for our little man if we have nothing left at all to give. We’re still learning as we go but Wednesday was a big milestone. It was a huge breath of fresh air! We hope for many more days like that one.

Here is Gray watching Toy Story 3 with his new Buzz Lightyear!! Thanks Sister Cargill!!

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.”  Psalm 30:11-12