It use to be Wednesday's............

It use to be Wednesday's.......

Every single Wednesday we would drive to the hospital for Noah's appointment at Childrens Hospital in Madera. Noah told me that he would never like Wednesday's again. I thought to myself I wouldn't like Wednesday's either if I had to sit in the back of the car for two hours to get poked & sick from chemo. Then get back in the car and ride home another 2 hours not feeling well. I promised him that it was going to get better and tried to explain how important it was to get treatment for his Leukemia.

Most of the trips my mom would go with us so we could share the driving and not be so exhausted. But one day when it was just Noah and I he said, " Mom just turn the car around and go home." I wished it was that simple to just turn the car around and not have to fight this darn cancer.

Well now it is Thursday's and we are going every four weeks. Noah calls it a vacation from the hospital. Spinal tap every 3 months ( Noah hates that word & doesn't want to hear it). Just so happens the visit this week is the 3 month yucky Spinal. Headache happens everytime so far but I still HOPE & PRAY that this time it will be different. The most important thing is the test results which have been negative every time and we "THANK GOD"!

Noah is doing his very best to get back to being a kid again & it's so nice to see. Going to the skate park, Cousin Delilah's Party, watching a movie at the theatre. All the things we take for granted being able to do so many kids like Noah couldn't and some still cannot.

New Addition

We have a new Addition to the family and her name is Katie. Ever since Gizmo went missing our dog Khloe has been so lonely. I have been looking for a while because we wanted another black & white cat like Gizmo. Found her on Valentine's Day she is so cute & dainty.

Noah goes back on the 25th for his 4 week appointment. He is still plugging away on all of his school work. Despite another set back of him getting a bug last week he is doing well.

XOXO - Amy & Noah

Good Report!

Good report for my Noah last Thursday. He brought an Xbox 360 game to play while we were at the hospital but someone else had it. But he was nice enough to let Noah get another remote & play with him. He was a teenager & I thought it was really great of him to let Noah play. Not all teenagers are so nice Noah said to me later. He cracks me up sometimes. So he played & we waited for labs & chemo.

Labs came back good & we told them about the headache's & bone pain he has been having. Monitoring it this week so far none! YEAH! If it does continue they may change the dosage on some of the med's he is on. Spinal tap next visit in 4 weeks. Noah hates, hates, spinal taps! No eating after a certain time the night before & of course no eating in the morning. At least they schedule us early so he doesn't have too long. He gets a headache and doesn't usually feel good the rest of the day.

So chemo got there fast on Thursday just a quick push and access needle out. Made our appointment & just the two of us stopped at Chili's to eat on the way home. Now we are back to the day to day & school work like crazy! We thank God for all he has done and all that he continues to do in our life. God promises: "I will instruct you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye." Ps. 32:8