January 17, 2011 in Uncategorized with 10 Comments

Gray was released from the hospital Thursday evening, finally hydrated and eating and drinking on his own. We enjoyed just over 24 hours of semi-normal family time in our own home and then cancer reared its ugly head yet again. Over the weekend, Gray had 6+ nosebleeds. We dealt with the first handful of nosebleeds like any parent would handle a three-year-old with a nosebleed but unfortunately the last nosebleed would not stop. We finally called the doctor and he told us to take Gray to the Emergency Room. We left home at about 11PM and after arriving at the ER the doctor’s ran tests only to find that Gray needed a blood transfusion. He was admitted to the hospital and we were finally placed in a room at about 1AM this morning. It was a rough night. After having blood drawn, accessing Gray’s port and undergoing a blood transfusion in the wee hours of the morning we were all exhausted, physically and emotionally drained and just plain ol’ upset. No one slept. It’s now 10AM Monday morning and the doctor’s are running follow up blood tests to see if Gray’s blood transfusion worked. If it did then we will be released and allowed to go home. Unfortunately, we also learned during our visit to the hospital that Gray’s blood count has dropped to around 115. He has NO immune system right now. While we are eager to get home we can’t help but know that Gray has been scheduled to return to the hospital tomorrow for his next CT Scan. So, no matter what happens today we will be home for less then a day before returning to the hospital for more tests and to schedule surgery. Tomorrow’s scan will tell us if Gray’s tumor has shrunk and if his cancer has spread. As you can imagine, we are beyond nervous about tomorrow. What we truly need for today is to nap, relax and spend the rest of the day together…AT HOME!! Thank you to all who prayed for Gray and our family overnight. Please continue to pray for us today. We all need rest. We all need peace. We all need strength.

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 4: 8 – Psalm 5:3