Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sick This Morning!!!
Ben woke up barfing this morning and not feeling well at all...soooooo after an hour long hot shower,Toy Story 2 snuggled on the couch, ginger ale, saltines and graham crackers he is feeling better. He is really pale today but this always tends to last the entire day on his bad days. He says his stomach doesn't hurt anymore and after the movie he got up and started to play again!! We will pray that he is feeling better tomorrow!!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
New Prayers!!
Hello everyone,
Today is a day that I can be so thankful to the Lord that I started this blog and that so many people follow it and have joined us in prayer for Ben's needs and for ours too!! I feel the Lord so stronger in our lives everyday and I am so thankful to be able to see Ben and Olivia grow stronger in Him every day. To see the strength and courage that Ben shows us daily is so amazing! I know his story will be one that will impact people throughout his life. Even now we can use Ben's story to help someone new!
I have recently found out that someone we know through our family has a 6 year old son that has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Please pray for this family!! Pray for strength, comfort, and guidance. We know all to well what this initial shock is like and we know this family needs the power of prayer.
Thanks Everyone
Jamie
Today is a day that I can be so thankful to the Lord that I started this blog and that so many people follow it and have joined us in prayer for Ben's needs and for ours too!! I feel the Lord so stronger in our lives everyday and I am so thankful to be able to see Ben and Olivia grow stronger in Him every day. To see the strength and courage that Ben shows us daily is so amazing! I know his story will be one that will impact people throughout his life. Even now we can use Ben's story to help someone new!
I have recently found out that someone we know through our family has a 6 year old son that has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Please pray for this family!! Pray for strength, comfort, and guidance. We know all to well what this initial shock is like and we know this family needs the power of prayer.
Thanks Everyone
Jamie
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
We Moved!!
Every time I move I say I dislike it so much that I am never going to do it again! Then I move again... :)
We had a successful move and every night I get a little more laundry done (didn't have the washer and dryer hooked up for a couple of days) and a little more stuff put away.
Ben had a great Doctor's appointment last Wednesday!! His Spinal Tap went great and is still clear of all Leukemic Cells!!! I continue to praise the Lord for giving us these wonderful test results. Ben is tired this week but he is doing good!!! Matt and I both have new jobs...mine is part-time and we found a great and wonderful lady to watch the kids who only watches a small number of children. The kids absolutely love going to her house and being with other kids. I am so happy that Ben and Olivia have a couple of other kids to play with in a good environment because they have really been missing the interaction with other children. Ben has been doing so well and his numbers have been so consistent that we felt it was a good time. Of course if this starts to be a problem for Ben and his ANCs then we will not continue. But so far it is going well and his Sitter has experience with Ben's circumstances so we will continue to pray that the Lord will give us the clear guidance that he has been providing!!
Thank you all for your prayers and continueing support!! It means so much to us. Here is a link to a neat video my Aunt shared! I can only pray that Ben has the amazing outlook and awesome attitude that this man had!
http://www.godvine.com/Man-Dying-of-Cancer-Leaves-Behind-an-Unforgettable-Video-258.html
We had a successful move and every night I get a little more laundry done (didn't have the washer and dryer hooked up for a couple of days) and a little more stuff put away.
Ben had a great Doctor's appointment last Wednesday!! His Spinal Tap went great and is still clear of all Leukemic Cells!!! I continue to praise the Lord for giving us these wonderful test results. Ben is tired this week but he is doing good!!! Matt and I both have new jobs...mine is part-time and we found a great and wonderful lady to watch the kids who only watches a small number of children. The kids absolutely love going to her house and being with other kids. I am so happy that Ben and Olivia have a couple of other kids to play with in a good environment because they have really been missing the interaction with other children. Ben has been doing so well and his numbers have been so consistent that we felt it was a good time. Of course if this starts to be a problem for Ben and his ANCs then we will not continue. But so far it is going well and his Sitter has experience with Ben's circumstances so we will continue to pray that the Lord will give us the clear guidance that he has been providing!!
Thank you all for your prayers and continueing support!! It means so much to us. Here is a link to a neat video my Aunt shared! I can only pray that Ben has the amazing outlook and awesome attitude that this man had!
http://www.godvine.com/Man-Dying-of-Cancer-Leaves-Behind-an-Unforgettable-Video-258.html
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
February 23rd
Hello everyone,
I wanted to thank you all for your support since Ben's diagnosis! You have all been so wonderful and I really appreciate it. I wanted to invite you to visit another blog of mine. I am doing a fundraiser for an organization that is very important to me. Visit, take a look and let me know what you think!
www.withaneedleandthread.blogspot.com
Jamie
I wanted to thank you all for your support since Ben's diagnosis! You have all been so wonderful and I really appreciate it. I wanted to invite you to visit another blog of mine. I am doing a fundraiser for an organization that is very important to me. Visit, take a look and let me know what you think!
www.withaneedleandthread.blogspot.com
Jamie
Monday, February 21, 2011
Almost Spring
Winter has been soooo cold compared to Arizona but we are starting to see some small signs that our spring is approaching. Being here for a full year of seasons I can finally say that Spring is my favorite.
Ben is doing wonderful and he is really enjoying a lot lately. He seems to be so Joyful over so many things. His last appointment went well and his next appointment will be March 3rd. They have also given us an ending date for his treatment which will be October 26th of 2012. It seems so near yet far away at the same time.
We are moving to Louisville which is about 1 and 1/2 - 2 hours away. It is still close enough to my parents that they can be very helpful to us if something were to happen to Ben. I am sad to be leaving but also excited about feeling like we get to start again now.
God has blessed me so much today. We have friends in Louisville that I know from Arizona. I contacted them to let them know that we were moving nearby only to find out that they were moving back to Phoenix, AZ in early march. However my friend has just put me in contact with another family who have a boy with leukemia. I am praying that the Lord will build this friendship. I do not know the circumstances yet of what type of Leukemia the other little boy has so until then please pray for this family as I am sure they can never have too much prayer!! Be prayer warriors for them as well!!!
Love
Jamie
Ben is doing wonderful and he is really enjoying a lot lately. He seems to be so Joyful over so many things. His last appointment went well and his next appointment will be March 3rd. They have also given us an ending date for his treatment which will be October 26th of 2012. It seems so near yet far away at the same time.
We are moving to Louisville which is about 1 and 1/2 - 2 hours away. It is still close enough to my parents that they can be very helpful to us if something were to happen to Ben. I am sad to be leaving but also excited about feeling like we get to start again now.
God has blessed me so much today. We have friends in Louisville that I know from Arizona. I contacted them to let them know that we were moving nearby only to find out that they were moving back to Phoenix, AZ in early march. However my friend has just put me in contact with another family who have a boy with leukemia. I am praying that the Lord will build this friendship. I do not know the circumstances yet of what type of Leukemia the other little boy has so until then please pray for this family as I am sure they can never have too much prayer!! Be prayer warriors for them as well!!!
Love
Jamie
Friday, January 7, 2011
2011
We made it into the new year with little trouble. We had a wonderful time in Phoenix visiting all our Family and Friends. We got sick while we were their but the Lord protected Ben and he barely got sick even when everyone else was running fevers! We were a little sad that because of getting sick we didn't get to see everyone we wanted to see but we love you all and Thank you for making our visit so much fun!
The drive back to Kentucky went well! My cousin Lacey drove with me and we had so much fun....We laughed so hard almost the whole way and just had a blessed time together! We had to drive home on the I-10 instead of the I-40 because of bad weather, but the drive we had was perfect and we had sunshine days all the way home!
Ben had an appointment two days ago on Wednesday! Because of the cold/flu we all just had his numbers dropped from 3300 to 300! He is fine and their is no immediate danger. He recieved his Vinchristine in his port on wednesday but his two chemo drugs he takes in pill form at home they have stopped until his numbers come back up. He will have CBCs done next Tuesday to check if his meds can be started again!
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!
Jamie
The drive back to Kentucky went well! My cousin Lacey drove with me and we had so much fun....We laughed so hard almost the whole way and just had a blessed time together! We had to drive home on the I-10 instead of the I-40 because of bad weather, but the drive we had was perfect and we had sunshine days all the way home!
Ben had an appointment two days ago on Wednesday! Because of the cold/flu we all just had his numbers dropped from 3300 to 300! He is fine and their is no immediate danger. He recieved his Vinchristine in his port on wednesday but his two chemo drugs he takes in pill form at home they have stopped until his numbers come back up. He will have CBCs done next Tuesday to check if his meds can be started again!
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!
Jamie
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