Jethenro's Journey

A nick name only his sisters can call him :) The family5 decided to celebrate a week after  chemo day. Jethenro likes his sisters homema...

Jethenro had his blood labs drawn today.  No need for blood or platelet transfusions. {yes!}  He is producing his own good blood.  Defenses ...

For 24 hours we watched two of these huge bags of liquid drip into my sons veins. After 24 hours, they  give an antidote every 6 hours until...

Our day is being spent in a new way...bouncing from the clinic to a new and different hospital.  Twas all in the name of leukemia and che...

Psst, hey you, yeaah, you! Come here! I have a secret to tell you :) Today marks a very special day - Jethenro's17th birthday!! If you a...

Blood cells! How creative! The words say: "With the help of God, we will overcome ALL" A good appetite today... Making...

A christian who is growing in grace does not ask, "Why me?"  Because he is a christian, he has a certain serene outlook, a k...

Today Jethenro finished the 2nd phase of chemo treatment. He has been feeling much better than last week!  He still has to be very careful w...

Brought Jethenro home yesterday late morning with oral antibiotic.  Glad to be home for Sabbath.  It is quiet and peaceful.  Watched it ra...

Jethenro is still in the hospital, but it looks like tomorrow will be D day.  The 'important' Dr. took him off of  the extra hard an...

The girls  have a box that carries supplies to make our 2nd home more attractive. Here they use window markers to identify the type of pa...

.We are with Jethenro in the hospital once again.This time it is for more than  platelet or blood transfusions.  He ate breakfast Sabbath mo...

The day started early. Two units of blood transfused today. I watched Jethenros yellowish pallor turn to normal within minutes after the inf...

Relaxing while getting a blood transfusion What mom did while getting the transfusion We were also blessed today~with a visit from a ...

She walks with him to keep him company while he listens to her study out loud.  They both benefit.

Jethenro has received chemo 4 days this week. He will have 4 more days next week. We will not see the affects for 14-21 days. His defenses c...

We are praising God for answered prayers today! Jethenro had an appointment with the Infectious Disease doctor today and we finally  got th...

                  September happens to be Childhood Cancer Awareness month. It just so happens that we have a child with cancer. This is the...

Learning a new game on one of the better days.

Chemo was postponed until Friday, but Jethenro saw Doc B today.  Doc wanted to verify that all was well, as he had seen me  melt down at the...

The colors seem a little faded due to low quality camera, however I think it is evident that they are orange and blue.  Siblings bonded toge...

It was the night before D~day, and we all thought Jethenro would get some extra sleep. But for various reasons, he was awake quite often. T...

Today was D~Day! We are home!! Biopsy so far negative! Chemo resumes Monday.

The morning after the procedure, Jethenro developed pain that got increasingly worse until he needed strong pain medication. The x-ray sho...

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 thro...

I am getting ready to head to the hospital this morning.  The fever has continued off and on through last evening.  Jethenros defenses are c...

Monday~ Chemo day. At the clinic for 3 hours Tuesday~Feelin' pretty good- visited cousins for about an hour celebrating a birthday ...

That is what dad pulled out of Jetties drain when he was trying to figure out why the water wasnt draining. Guess we now know where most of ...

It was a blessed beginning to Sabbath as Jethenro felt strong enough to attend Vespers.  It warmed my heart to see his friends surround him....

There are times that Jethenros porta cath is left accessed for a few days at a time.  Our almost graduate nurse has invented a way to keep i...

stopped by for a visit

Sweet potato bread...a gift greatly appreciated Lasagna Rice and green bean casserole Homemade pizza Since I shared the k...

Jethenro had another 'chemo at the clinic' day.  When he told the nurse what happened yesterday, they gave him an injection that eas...

Three of us headed to the clinic with Jethenro to receive a chemo injection. Everything went well. Donald needed to talk with the nurse pr...

It was wonderful to spend a few days at home before the next phase of chemo started. There was laughter and then serious talk. It was good t...

We are home. Ahh...It feels good to be here. A good night sleep without interruption is planned for all in this house tonight! Someone dropp...

We are waiting around to discover if this is discharge day, or if it will have to wait until tomorrow.  I told the nurse that we owned the r...

It was not surprising that one evening as my husband walks in the door after work, that I said, "Welcome Home!"  I looked around ...

 Something to talk about! The surgeon had to look...and left the staples in to prove she had been there.. 21 staples  The surgeon drained...

My tears flow freely as I write this. My mommy heart is broken for my son. What we thought was an allergic reaction to a protein drink has ...

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Thanks to a special friend who posted this on her blog.  She is taking the same journey with her 4 year old s...