The Port

So, here it is...the port that has been in Caleb's chest for the past several months!

The Last Step

What a crazy summer!  I have traveled a bit with the youth group including going to camp and going on a mission/leadership trip all the way to Wyoming.  Also, several changes are happening at our church so it has been nuts trying to get ready for all of that.  However, today is a big day!

Today is the final step to being free and having this journey completed.  Today, Caleb is getting his port taken out of his body!  We had one more scan done and everything was good and so now we are getting his port out.  He is currently back in surgery and should be close to being done.  Here are a few pictures with mom before he went back.

We are actually now in recovery with him.  He is sleeping off his meds and when he wakes up we are out of here once again.  The doctor said everything went well and he is doing good.  We are so blessed to be on this side of our journey.

Over the next couple of days,  I am going to post a few follow up posts with a few reflections on this entire journey.

But, I wanted to get something out that told our good news!

Thanks again to al who have been praying and who are currently praying.  We have felt them throughout the process!

Grace and Peace

The Last Bag of Chemo

So, here we are.  The last bag of chemo!  In 24 hours we will be done!  It is hard to explain how excited we are!

It has been an up and down week.  Caleb felt bad a few days ago and was throwing up.  However, it only seemed to last a day.  The next day, he didn't feel great but he didn't throw up.  The next day, yesterday, he felt awesome.  Today, he is not feeling great.  His stomach hurts a bit but seems to be more cramping than nausea.

Tomorrow morning he has his last LP.  It is at 8 am in the morning.  Then, as soon as this last bag of chemo is done we are out of here.  They do a really cool thing when it is your last round of chemo.  All of the nurses line the hall and cheer for you as you leave.  Then they give you a little gift and wish you well.  I am sure it will be very emotional tomorrow as we are leaving.  We can't wait!

Funny how tomorrow we will be celebrating two independences:  our country and from chemo and treatment.  

So, we are working through this last bag of chemo.  Sorry I haven't been posting a ton lately.  We try to keep busy in the hospital because it makes the time go by faster.

I will have pictures and try to post a video of tomorrow.

Grace and Peace