Williams 6 day stay on the hospital (for chemo) ended yesterday! O' and the great news is that for the past few days there has been zero,none,zip,null blood in his urine! Woohoo...for those of you that don't understand my excitement, let me just say that for the past year William has consistently had small trace amounts of blood in his urine. Everyone originally thought that it was from the damage done by the first round of chemo when in fact, City of Hope diagnosed him a few weeks ago with having BK Virus in his bladder. Anyway, the bladder is being treated now and obviously the treatment is working.
William's bone marrow transplant has a preliminary schedule of starting as soon as July 5th (the week off) Before the transplant can be done there is a huge assortment of tests that need to be performed, among those is the ever dreaded PET scan. For William to remain a transplant candidate, his tumors need to continue showing positive responses to the chemo, the BK virus needs to be eliminated as any trace of it could cause kidney failure during transplant neutropenia, and last but not least, William needs to keep his weight up above 50 pounds.
My friend Erin and her kids were in the LA area this week, and to William's absolute delight, they spent a couple of nights with us in Long Beach. Having Erin's kids around was the source of extreme giggles, running around, loud chaotic fun, camping out in the living room with the boys, and entertainment. William needed the interaction with the kids, he had the biggest smile on his face all day today!
William's bone marrow transplant has a preliminary schedule of starting as soon as July 5th (the week off) Before the transplant can be done there is a huge assortment of tests that need to be performed, among those is the ever dreaded PET scan. For William to remain a transplant candidate, his tumors need to continue showing positive responses to the chemo, the BK virus needs to be eliminated as any trace of it could cause kidney failure during transplant neutropenia, and last but not least, William needs to keep his weight up above 50 pounds.
My friend Erin and her kids were in the LA area this week, and to William's absolute delight, they spent a couple of nights with us in Long Beach. Having Erin's kids around was the source of extreme giggles, running around, loud chaotic fun, camping out in the living room with the boys, and entertainment. William needed the interaction with the kids, he had the biggest smile on his face all day today!
Today our dear friend Rhema left the confines of this world, with it's pain and injustice, and entered into her eternal freedom! For those who are so inclined, Rhema's family could certainly use monetary donations as they face the high cost associated with the death of their loved one. There are several ways people can donate to this need. You could either donate via Paypal ~ Please use dayspringjoy@msn.com as the recipients e-mail address depositing money at any West Coast Bank via the For the Benefit of Rhema Butler account. You could mail Kirsten a check ~ Be sure to make the check out to Rhema Butler as it will be deposited into the aforementioned bank account ~ mail it to Kirsten Butler - 5513 College Glen Loop SE #B-201, Lacey, WA 98503
This is William's journey and we will Keep on Keepin on' and Live Strong with God in our hearts and courage in our soul!
This is William's journey and we will Keep on Keepin on' and Live Strong with God in our hearts and courage in our soul!
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