Status Updates

This morning the Dr told us that Tim’s blood numbers were improving enough that he could be discharged tomorrow or Friday! We could hardly believe it. He MAY actually make it to graduation. 🤞 He has gone all day without having to be hooked to his IV pole. He took advantage of that and got…

Since today is Cinco De Mayo, we are celebrating the good news we received yesterday. Had a good conversation with the Dr. this morning regarding the next steps in Tim’s treatment too. He is also celebrating a nice new bed here at the hospital. Even has a Purple mattress!! Tim had a nice visit with…

Today we learned that the first round of chemo killed enough that Tim doesn’t have to go right back into another round of chemo! PTL!! He could be released from the hospital in the next 5-10 days. Depending on when his numbers rebuild, he will have to come back for a second round of chemo…

Saturday was a BEAUTIFUL day and we had a wonderful time with our family celebrating our grandson, Wells, first birthday. Tim even got to indulge in a little pizza! We got some family pictures (see below) and even got to have a little family worship time before everyone had to head out. Despite Tim needing…

Tim was able to enjoy most of the afternoon and evening free from the IV pole. He is transitioning from less IV”s to more pills again. A little scary but necessary steps towards the possibility of being released. While he was without “his friend”, he took two longer walks of about 3/4 of a mile…

Today marks the end of the 3rd week of us being here in the hospital. So much has happened in those 3 weeks! Today was Tim’s bone marrow biopsy. They used some “gnarly” (Tim’s words) sedation that kept him fairly knocked out most of the day. This was not a bad thing as he hasn’t…

We learned first thing this morning that Tim’s AML is complicated enough that he will eventually be referred to a bigger hospital for a stem cell transplant. That is a lot of information to digest and there will be many big decisions that will need to be made. As for how Tim is feeling, the…

When our kids were younger, Tim’s nephew Chris rode with us to his parents in Cedar Rapids. On that trip, he taught our kids a song: “Oh the horse stood around with his foot on the ground (sung 4 times). Second verse, same as the first!” This song was sung for about 2 hours in…

Starting the day without vomiting was a good start. I had more strength and energy today and I kept all the nurses busy with all the bag IV medications they had to get into me today. I needed a blood transfusion and platelets and even some lipids today. That was a new one. Had to…

Tonight’s update is being written by Big Tim I have had nothing to eat by mouth, per the doctor’s orders, since Friday and am starting to fantasize about drinking extra large glasses of lemonade. 😉 With the IV nutrients, the rapid weight loss (32 lbs so far), seems to have stabilized. My body looks like…