Tomorrow, tomorrow
Dearest blog buddies -- it's late, and many of you have probably already 'checked in' for the night. I just now have SOME things to report, but not much. This comes via the mom of a Marcelain friend who visited today.
Tomorrow (Thurs., the 5th -- Cinco de Mayo!) is due to be a big day. The swallowing test didn't happen today and will happen tomorrow. All of Jack's doctors have a meeting scheduled for 7 a.m. to discuss his progress and come up with a plan. AND -- what we all want to know about -- the pathology report on the tumor is due back tomorrow.
I'm too tired to pinpoint each of the prayer needs in the above paragraph -- but I hope they're self-explanatory. I leave you with encouragements from the posts today:
DeLynda Gray quotes Deuteronomy 31:8 - "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
And Frances Green reminds us: As we lift up prayers for Jack's recovery I am reminded of what God said to Abraham, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Thanks to God for the healing he has brought and for what he will continue to do in Jack. Nothing is too hard for our God!
And our song in HIP tonight -- He is MORE than able. . . yes, Lord!
Tomorrow (Thurs., the 5th -- Cinco de Mayo!) is due to be a big day. The swallowing test didn't happen today and will happen tomorrow. All of Jack's doctors have a meeting scheduled for 7 a.m. to discuss his progress and come up with a plan. AND -- what we all want to know about -- the pathology report on the tumor is due back tomorrow.
I'm too tired to pinpoint each of the prayer needs in the above paragraph -- but I hope they're self-explanatory. I leave you with encouragements from the posts today:
DeLynda Gray quotes Deuteronomy 31:8 - "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
And Frances Green reminds us: As we lift up prayers for Jack's recovery I am reminded of what God said to Abraham, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" Thanks to God for the healing he has brought and for what he will continue to do in Jack. Nothing is too hard for our God!
And our song in HIP tonight -- He is MORE than able. . . yes, Lord!
Comments
We continue to pray for ya'll daily and know that you have a wonderful medical team there that is taking care of Jack.
We pray that his tests today and his reports all come back positive and he continues to improve. We know that ya'll want to have Jack back home soon.
In Him, Bob & Elesa Oetting
Just wanted you to know that I pray today for peace and healing. I miss Jack helping me in the dug out. Tell him Jackson will work overtime until he's back. I miss those eager blue eyes!
Love
Whitney Smith
Roxanne
The council has spoken:
No Chemo No Radiation, Let's Watch it Carefully!!!!!! Praise God.
The tumor was reported as being a benign tumor, but there are 3 reasons to watch it: 1. The tumor had invaded the brain stem and some still resides there. 2. The tumor is measured by how quickly it divides. This tumor has a number of division 4.6 that is a little high for the type of tumor this is. 3. There was some other change in the cerebellum that the doctors had seen initially and they will keep watch on that.
But what that means to us is that we have many opportunities for God to shut all that down and leave Jack treatment free.
She named it for us, but I will have a nurse write it down later and then I might be able to copy a 26 letter word that I have no idea how to spell or say.
Jack is still making progress daily, he wouldn't open his mouth for us unless we just forced a sponge in to keep his mouth clean, but today he is much more freely opening his mouth and biting a tool that speech therapy gave him. He seems to have control of his pearly whites, ....
The speech therapist will give him a bit of sterile water in about 15 minutes and observe how he swallows it, then if she is satisfied with that we will go down to radiation for the swallow study, and then maybe introduce some soft food or juices today.
Jack slept hard last night. First night to sleep all the way through. He is on tylenol with codeine at night and regular tylenol during the day to help with the aches and pains. We also put him in a big red wagon last night and he enjoys being pulled around for a while. I think he likes that better than the wheelchair.
Well..hopefully we will give more great news tonight. Jack could be eating mcdonalds before we know it.
We are still on the schedule to go to Baylor Monday for therapy.
Love to you all.
Tammy
Are you and Rob getting any rest? You must be so exhausted. We continue to pray for God to give you strength and comfort. As tired as you must be, there's still joy in your writing. What an example you are to everyone around you!
Hugs!
Carol