Jethenro's Journey

Reality set in today as we sat in the exam room at the clinic. Jethenro has been feeling good, and being gone for awhile refreshed our so...

Concentration

We took our first family vacation since diagnosis.  It was 14 days, 5600 miles, and 4 time zones. Made wonderful memories with friends an...

Best position to be in after an lp! Jethenro was in the clinic this week for chemo.   They hit a nerve in his spine, and that has bee...

Jethenro had a blood draw this week, and his ANC was 610~barely high enough to start taking his oral chemo again.   Other than his occasi...

...IT being  oral chemo. Jethenro had a blood check, and it revealed a very low immune system.  His ANC is 290 for those that understand th...

Yesterday Jethenro had 'in clinic' chemo day. Each time his port has to be accessed, I breath a sigh of relief when I see that it i...

~We call it chemo curls~

One year ago today, our family heard a word that changed our lives forever - CANCER. On June 6, 2011 Jethenro was diagnosed with Leukemia....

The blood check this week revealed that Jethenro's defenses are borderline~ His ANC  was 528, just above the desired boundary, so  he s...

Today Jethenro had his blood checked.  His ANC is 450. Defenses are low.  This means he is on a chemo hold until next week  and  check his ...

A picture from the  weekend camping trip..  There were 20+ people that went hiking, tubing down the river, played volleyball, relaxed by ...

Heading off on a weekend camping trip~with caution~!

The smile of success Yes, it is a computer that he built and it works!

Special music at church~the first time in over a year

Anybody know what this is all about?   { Thank you to those who made this project possible~}  It has ...

Caught in the act

Yesterday Jethenro went into the clinic for a blood check, iv chemo and lumbar puncture. The procedures all went as predicted.  His ANC is ...

Dont they look scrumptious?  Jettie has almost been craving salads these last couple of weeks. Due to having a couple of new nurses i...

Jettie and I finally got the bikes out, pumped up tires, and readjusted rusty brakes and headed out for a bike ride.  We have been having ...

This isnt normal. We are eating meals together as a family again. We have all been in church together as a family  for 3 weeks in a row. We...

Was he inspired last weekend by watching others on their ripstik? You can decide. I know he got his heart rate up in just a few minutes~a...