Status Updates

Since we found out about the transplant, life has been hectic. There are lots of appointments to try and fit in before we go, lots of chores to accomplish, lots of lists to make and then cross off, and lots of family time to sneak in. Tim has been seen by a pain clinic, an…

God is good, all the time… So we received the call that we wanted but didn’t get the answer we hoped for. Tim is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant in Iowa City. He will be admitted to the hospital on September 24th and will receive a transplant on September 30th. He will be inpatient…

Tim’s back is not much better. We spent Thursday in the ER. They gave him a pretty high dose of pain medication and it didn’t really touch it. So, they gave him some muscle relaxer and an anti inflammatory. Neither of those really did much either. He cannot find a comfortable position, whether lying or…

Just hopping on for a very quick request. Tim’s mouth sores are gone but they have been replaced by a back that is so sore, he can hardly move. We have talked to his doctor and he saw the chiropractor yesterday and will again today. Please pray that the pain eases. He has not slept…

An update from Tim: I had a tough week due to very low energy and mouth sores. It was very hard to eat and talk. I also needed to have my PICC line removed. It was not infected, but it didn’t look good either. Despite all that, we did have a few good things: celebrated…

God is good….all the time! Two days after being told “no transplant”, we received a disturbing test result in My Chart. One of the Iowa City blood tests said that the NPM1 mutation was present. Tim called Iowa City on Monday and talked with the transplant coordinator. She told him that she meets with the…

We headed to Iowa City today fully convinced they were going to tell us Tim needed a transplant and soon. (It was eluded to when the appointment was made.) When the doctor came in to talk to us, basically, the first thing they said was that they didn’t think a transplant was necessary at this…

Tim finished his 3rd round of maintenance chemo Saturday night. The week in the hospital went well. As expected, he is a bit tired and the heat has not helped that. Of course, with this heat, I think most of us could say that! While he was in the hospital, we finally heard from Iowa…

Life has been busy! We got our daughter and her family moved from Nebraska to West Des Moines, managed to get Tim through Sarah being sick without having any issues, and even moved a shed from our neighbor’s house to ours. We appreciate so much the help of a couple very dear friends that braved…

Tim has been more tired this round. He wants so badly not to be but, alas, his body just won’t let him do too much. This is very normal. The doctor said each round will be a little bit worse as his body is not able to recover as much each time. He did need…