Status Updates

Today was another good day. A little more tired and his appetite is starting to dwindle. For the most part though, he still feels pretty good. We know it will take a turn eventually but , for now, we are praising God for the good days. The cardiologist came in today and spent quite a…

CT scan and Eco yesterday indicated fluid around my heart and lungs which is somewhat normal and not too concerning, given the amount of fluid being pumped into me. It does explain the chest pain and shortness of breath that lead to a pretty bad day on Wednesday. I slept well and feel good this…

Tim has now had chemo being pumped into his body for about 8 hours. His brother, Rob, was here most of the day so I could go home and do some laundry and pay some bills. Life does not slow down despite the challenges we are facing! He has felt quite good today. He took…

The blood work has come back and confirmed that Tim has Acute Monocytic Leukemia. Chemo treatments will start today. He will have a 7+3 regimen of chemo, meaning for the 1st three days he will have two drugs (Cytarabine and Daunorubicin) and then just Cytarabine for the rest of the 7 days. They will do…

Tim woke up about 4 this morning with chest pain and shortness of breath. There were blood tests, EKG’s, an X-ray, and the heart monitor came back. We haven’t actually heard from a Dr yet but it seems they are not terribly concerned about it. He did feel rather terrible and wiped out most of…

Well, today did not go how we expected it to! Due to a shipping error Tim’s bone marrow sample was too deteriorated to get the necessary test completed. While that is frustrating and disappointing, both Tim and I very quickly saw that this would give us a little more time to heal his foot (the…

We are still waiting on test results to start the treatment. Have to know exactly what we are treating. The lab is in California and when the Doctor’s office called yesterday they were told 24 hours so hopeful for early today. PRAYER REQUESTS: Tim’s blood sugar levels are very out of whack with all the…

Dad went to urgent care on Wednesday (4/8) evening to get checked out for a nasty cough, fatigue, and some chest pain. After some initial tests, urgent care recommended he go to the emergency room for further testing. What we had originally believed to be a mild heart attack has transformed into a diagnosis for…