January 9, 2011 in Uncategorized with 25 Comments

As you know, Gray had his fifth round of chemo this past week. He was released from the hospital Saturday but it was a sort of conditional release. Gray was still getting sick and wasn’t really drinking enough to stay hydrated but the doctors released him telling us that if he continued to get sick or refused to drink that we had to bring him back. At first, we were optomistic. Saturday evening Gray acted like his normal three-year-old self! He was in a great mood! But Sunday morning he woke up sick again. We gave him some nausea medicine and “watched and waited” hoping that the throwing up would subside. Throughout the morning, though, things only seemed to get worse and Gray was becoming extremely lethargic and wasn’t drinking at all. In fact, in the 24 hours after his release from the hospital Gray only took in eight ounces of fluids. We became even more concerned when Gray told me he was going to throw up, as he sat on the sofa, so I put a towel in front of him and leaned him forward. He didn’t get sick but was so weak that he practically collapsed right into the towel face first. He didn’t have the strength to keep himself sitting up. Sigh. We decided to take Gray back to the hospital and the doctors made the decision to admit him to give him IV fluids. He will stay overnight tonight and hopefully be released tomorrow. Above all else, we hope that a night of fluids and medicine will bring our baby’s strength (and his personality) back. I have to say that cancer never ceases to take over your day, change your plans and keep you at its mercy at all times. We never know what a day will hold. But we truly want to see our baby better. Please pray for Gray tonight. Pray that he will stop getting sick, that his strength will return and that he can go home and enjoy some “normal life” before his upcoming surgery.

“Find rest my soul in Christ alone, know His power in quietness and trust. When the oceans rise and thunders roar, I will soar with you above the storm. Father you are king over the flood. I will be still and know you are God.”