Quiet...Miracle!

Quiet means that nothing major struck us this week.  Every day I wake up with the grateful thought that we are at home.  Jethenro has had a bit of  allergies/cold/sinusitis since the 16th.  No fever so we don't have to go find out exactly what it is. We have been careful about integrating the 8 laws of good health and a few natural remedies that we can incorporate to stay as healthy as possible, and hope it resolves on its own. He has had a short break before the next phase of chemo begins.
I received a phone call on Thursday morning from the clinic asking for Jethenro to go to a particular hospital to get an echo cardiogram. This is routine to verify his heart is still functioning well and to compare with a previous echo. All of this is in preparation for a new phase of chemo that is scheduled to begin this next week.
God arranged for Donald to be home on that particular day to get Jethenro to the right place at the right time~for the hospital he was sent to would not work with our insurance. Donald knows people, and was able to take Jethenro to another place that accepts our insurance without an appointment.  This was a miracle, for Donald had scheduled himself to work on that day~but the supervisor had not put him on the master schedule plan! 

Christmas Eve Day

This was a Sabbath to remember. 

It was the first day Jethenro has been to our 'home' church since March. 

It was the first Sabbath we went to someones home for Sabbath lunch as a family~ since our vacation in May~

And we stayed there until after sundown...

Seven young adults and teenagers at the table make a lively bunch.

Can't see 'em, but his sisters are singing in that small choir for the special program at church..

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Discharge Day!

My phone rang at 7:30 a.m.   There was a sleepy voice on the other end trying to get the message across that the nurse had disconnected  Jethenro's hydration iv and was getting the discharge papers ready.

Nitha had spent the night with Jethenro, and had a car~ but  no keys~and they need a parent to sign the discharge papers. I dropped my immediate plans and took off only to find them ~still sleeping! But it was true~Jethenro had cleared his chemo. We came home for a late breakfast.

This concludes one more phase of treatment except for some oral meds that continue through December 31.  There are no more scheduled hospital chemo visits.
However,the next phase will cause defenses to drop once again, and the possibility of getting sick or infections increase.
We ask for prayers concerning this distinct issue as the plan is to begin the next phase after the holidays.

2day...

The Oncology Floor seems to be a popular place to visit just before Christmas.  Today a group of kids from a local middle school stopped in with presents for the kids on the floor. This is the gift they gave Jethenro.  It is an indoor Wall 2 Wall  Nerf basketball set.  Now he has an excuse to play and exercise inside...!

Look who stopped by!

Blue Santa came to visit from the local police department