Joel

  • hospital,  Joel

    Joel

    Thought I would quickly update how things went at the hospital this week. Yesterday Joel was amazing. He had to have a GFR test which tests kidney function. They inject a radioactive substance then over the next…

  • Joel

    Update on Joel

    Yeah, we are home; it is after midnight but we are home! He still has a fever they ran all sorts of test including an x-ray. Everything came back clear…it is probably something viral. The best news…

  • Childhood Cancer,  Joel

    Joel

    Hi Just a quick post we are off to the hospital Joel has a fever. His Neutro-polys dropped this week they went from 1.43 to 0.6. He had his blood work on Tuesday so they will do…

  • hospital,  Joel

    Our day

    Hi everybody! We headed to the hospital for Joel’s chemo today, it was just a short one. While we were there they checked Joel’s blood counts we expected them to be low after his big chemo last…

  • Joel

    Another Update

    Another quick update. Joel’s MRI went well he was super co-operative. He really impressed the nurse. Considering where we have come from with his disdain for hospital staff, I was impressed too. It was one of those…

  • Joel,  Just For Fun

    And he danced…

    I had some music playing as we cleaned up the kitchen after supper tonight and Joel in his wobbly way, arms flailing, feet in both directions… danced.So, of course, we joined in…..

  • Joel,  Reflections

    Counting Down

    28 down 2 to go!!!! Joel is almost finished his radiation treatment. As for chemo, we have barely begun. But for now we are not concentrating on that. Right now we are celebrating coming to the end…

  • Joel

    Catching Up

    I lost my wireless connection again. It is very early Saturday morning I haven’t gone to bed yet so I still feel like it is Friday night. At any rate, Joel was finally released on Thursday. He…