Surgery is scheduled

Friday, July 1st, Jamison will get his port removed!!!!  It's a great thing for him to have, but I think we're ready for it to be gone.  Mainly due to the risk of infections and my lack of trust of the doctors at the CBD clinic.  He would need it flushed every month if he kept it, and it can take the nurses 3 tries to access him which means more risk of infection, no thanks.  He also has to be taken to the hospital and admitted for fevers while having the port, which we have had to do only once, so I'm thankful that he doesn't get fevers often.  His surgery is scheduled for 8:30, so we'll be at Palmetto Health bright and early at 6:30.  Well, Jamison and I will be there, Jeff and Cole will still be at home.  It should be a fairly simple procedure, so please pray that all goes well and we will be home Friday afternoon/evening! Thanks!

See ya later, port!!  We have appreciated you allowing Jamison to receive his chemo in the best manner possible, but we are ready for you to go away.  We hope to never see you again!

It has been a while

And you may wonder what we have been doing...well, we've been enjoying the summer.  Since April, Jamison needed one more platelet transfusion, his platelets dropped to 5K, but he rebounded like a champ.  We've just been staying home and playing outside in the mornings...it's too hot out to play in the afternoon.  Cole turned THREE!  I can't believe he's already three.  He's 40 inches and 40 lbs.  

Jamison just has his first post-chemo check up.  He is still clear.  We are so fortunate.  I realize this can change in an instant, but for right now he is still cancer free.  He didn't have any seeds or tumors show up and there was no need to treat him with laser or cryo therapy.  His next appointment is in September, so until then we will enjoy the rest of the summer.  It is a critical appointment because the chemo will be completely out of his system and if something is going to grow it will likely start by then.  His eye doctor feels like his right eye should be fine since he never had fluid or seeds.  She will still be watching it very carefully, but it's his left eye she is more worried about due to having both seeds and fluid.  He also has his second MRI scheduled for Sept. 

We're actually planning to go up a couple days early and take the boys to Sesame Place and enjoy ourselves a little since Jeff had to use his vacation days for Jamison's appointments.  We would have to fly up Monday anyway, so I said let's fly up Sunday on the early morning flight and go to Sesame Place for a couple days, then head to *hopefully* the Ronald McDonald House and then to his appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday.  We're bringing Cole with us this time.  

Please keep praying because it is helping. :)