Home Again, Again

Stay number six at Hotel Hurley is over and we are thankful Jack is home again, again. The last two rounds of chemo were especially tough on Jack and have landed him in the hospital two weeks in a row. Ugh! His headaches do seem to be under control now and we think we have a better idea of what was causing the extreme nausea, as well. Hopefully with some extra precautions before he receives chemotherapy, his nausea will not be as bad in the future. 

We are learning through this journey that medicine is certainly not an exact science. Everyone responds to treatment differently and from the beginning Jack has been pretty unique in how his body reacts to leukemia, chemo and low hemoglobin and platelet counts. His doctors and nurses are constantly shaking their heads at Jack’s newest reaction. Consequently, we are especially grateful for the time and thought his doctors put into his treatment. Both his doctors and nurses seem genuinely grieved when Jack is suffering and are both compassionate and wise in their care of him. We thank God for them daily.

Jack finished the consolidation phase of his treatment this week and will have a bone marrow test on Tuesday to assess his risk level for the next phase. Please pray with us that his bone marrow test results show less than .01% of leukemic cells so that he can continue treatment without radiation and without moving to a very high risk assessment. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement!