After last weeks trip to the hospital (for Cody's planned chemo), we are feeling extremely blessed, once again, with how well everything is going. Every time we spend time at the hospital, we are reminded how faithful God has been to us through this process.
Cody has been truly amazing through of all this.We are awed by his patience, courage and wisdom. It is a gift to see him grow through this. We thank you once again for your faithful prayers.
We are well into our next phase. Aside from loosing weight and hair, Cody is doing amazingly well. His appetite is so-so, but improving. His tummy hurts, particularly in the evening, it seems. After next week, he gets 3 weeks off from chemo so he should be able to put on some weight and his tummy should feel better.
On our last hospital visit (last week), we ran into a mom and her daughter. Seeing them at the hospital again, was not a good thing....only because that meant there was a problem. The daughter has leukemia and the last time we saw them, they were ecstatic because their treatment was over and they were going home. No words had to be spoken to see the pain and disappointment in the mothers eyes. We spoke briefly. The mom was so brave on the outside, but her heart was breaking for her daughter on the inside. It took everything Dave and I had to stay composed in this brief meeting..... it wasn't long after they left that we lost it. Dave and I sat in the reception area, looked at one another with tears streaming down our cheeks.
In this same visit, we ran into the 4 1/2 year old boy just 2 weeks behind Cody with the exact same cancer, surgery etc. This boy rehabbed for weeks after surgery to regain his balance, speech and sight. He is following the same treatment plan as Cody. While we were there, this boy had to have a 2nd surgery to release pressure on his brain because radiation caused the vein that carries brain fluid to the spine to pinch. Surgery was required to detour the vein AKA a shunt. He is now doing very well. So, needless to say, this has been and continues to be an incredible journey that words cannot fully describe.
Families get to know one another through their children's disease, prognosis, surgeries, treatments etc. We continually run into each other at the clinic and the hospital. We get to know each others heartaches and victories in a way that only someone going through this challenge personally can fully grasp. We walk in the deepest valleys and stand on the highest mountains in a matter of moments and are grateful to know and feel the difference.
With Gratitude,
Dallas, Dave and Cody
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