OK you already know about my grandson Braeden's tumor shrinking. But to the point the doctor who read the CT scan said today it had responded in an "unusually good manner". And to the point they will do the surgery sooner than predicted, meaning at least one less Chemo treatment. And they are planning to get that other "thing"/lump at the same time. They think it is a piece of the original tumor that calcified and is dead and broke loose.
Braeden's blood counts crashed today and that is pretty much expected as it has happened before, after the chemo. So they will keep him at the hospital to keep a good eye on him to treat anything necessary quickly. As soon as he gets the transfusion and the counts stabilize, they'll go home. And the next hospitalization will be the surgery if all goes well.
Evidently the Chemo is hard on a child's hearing or something so there was another hearing test scheduled August 7. The CT Scan was scheduled August 6 to check out the original tumor and then there is another "clinic" on August 8. So that meant Dawn would have to haul him in to town three days in a row. When Kevin found out they were doing a CT for this new lump, he asked it they could extend the scan up and do the old tumor at the same time and they did. They also did the hearing test and that came out fine. So all that knocks two trips to town off their schedule and moves up the possible surgery time.
Speaking of hauling into town, remember the busted transmission on Dawn's car? Well $$$ was the issue of course. He said they had the money but it was what they had put aside to finish off their basement so was a little sad to see it have to be used for the stupid car. Well now some guys from church have at least helped him finish off one bedroom so Ian can move downstairs and Braeden and Eliana can have their own rooms for the first time in two years. Anyway, I won't go into all the details but there was money given to fix the transmission from three sources and it is all paid for. SEE MY TEARS???!!! Then Saturday night my dad went over to visit with Dawn and Kevin and the kids and gave them some more money. I guess my dad practically had to wrestle Kevin to the floor to get him to take it. LOL. My dad was so pleased to see how good Braeden's spirits are and what a "happy go lucky" manner he has now.
God is good and we thank Him.
