March 1, 2011 in Uncategorized with 12 Comments

Well so much for a healthy, happy month off from hospital stays and treatment schedules. Once again, cancer reminds us that it has a mind of its own and here we are in the hospital. Sunday, Gray began running a fever. He was also complaining of a tummy ache. We watched and waited. Then in the middle of the night, Sunday night, Gray’s fever spiked at about 4AM and we were forced to take him into the hospital. They admitted him for tests. While waiting for the test results to come back the doctor’s decided to go ahead and give Gray antibiotics and Tylenol. His blood counts had dropped to 180. At first, we were told that Gray would stay in the hospital for 24-48 hours but this morning we received the results of Gray’s blood tests and unfortunately he has RSV…again. We also learned that Gray’s blood counts have dropped even further to 80. So, here we are in the hospital indefinitely. We’ve only been told that Gray has to stay admitted until his counts recover and for further monitoring of his RSV. RSV is so scary in young cancer patients because it can easily progress to pneumonia which can be extremely dangerous. Thankfully we got him to the hospital right away and so hopefully his early treatment of antibiotics will keep that from happening. Please pray for a quick recovery for our little man and for strength for us as a family. We desperately want to enjoy our month at home before Gray is admitted for his stem cell transplant and this sort of interruption is simply NOT welcome! Thank you all for your prayers and for your support. We will keep you posted.

“It is when a crisis arises that we instantly reveal upon whom we rely. If we have been learning to worship God and to place our trust in Him, the crisis will reveal that we can go to the point of breaking, yet without breaking our confidence in Him.” -Oswald Chambers