The Procedure

My mind is on overload learning all the medications my son has been on or is taking or will take...it is difficult to know he has to go through so much suffering on this journey...but through it all he remains strong, and we encourage one another....by Gods grace, one day at a time.

There is a nodule on his lung that has been watched over the past two months. Since it was still there, the medical team decided it was time to go in and investigate what the nodule consists of.

The original plan was to do a regular surgery and remove the nodule, but the team was able to arrange the 'needle biopsy' to deterrmine what is in that nodule. The thoughts of some of the docs are that it might be a mold, as it is very common in neutropenic patiennts in our climate.  However, we are praying for a miracle.  The nodules on his skin were not the mold...may this nodule be the same.

Only a band aide and a few pen marks proved the needle insert

He has tested positive for "walking pneumonia" which is what brought us to the hospital this time...he is being treated for it also. Chemo is suspended as his defenses were very low, and he needs to recuperate.

Our hearts are full of gratitude for all of your prayers. They sustain us!