February 24th update
Thank you for everyone that has commented recently on bennettpage.org! We appreciate knowing that you still have Bennett in your prayers. Plus it is Great to hear from you all! It’s like opening your mail and hearing from a friend that you haven’t heard from in awhile.
Bennett had a fair day. He was really tired this morning and didn’t feel up to going to church with us. He stayed in bed until it was time to get up for his birthday lunch. I know he didn’t have very much energy because he didn’t really get ready for his company. Normally he takes a shower, puts on nice clothes, and cologne but not today. He was comfy; which we didn’t care but it’s just not Bennett.
He has ate quite a bit today. He woke up at 6:30 a.m. asking me to make him 2 corn dogs. After lunch he has been eating about every 2 hours. The steroids gives you an increase appetite and he has it back today. This will help maintain his weight because when he starts daily radiation and chemotherapy, he probably won’t feel up to eating. He doesn’t have as much heartburn, ingestion, and nausea today. His acne on his face has improved too. It was really itching and flaky last week. We are thankful it is better and hopefully will go away soon.
In the morning, we go for a blood test at our local hospital. I can’t even begin to guess of what his ANC is going to be. Last week it was 756. The week before when he was on steroids, it was 7,050. With him being on steroids for a week, we expect it to be a high number but it necessarily won’t be accurate because of the steroids inflating the white blood count. Mostly double checking his hemoglobin and platelets to make sure he doesn’t need a blood transfusion.
He enjoyed his birthday lunch and birthday presents with his family today. Glad it all worked out. We missed my Uncle David coming this time, his birthday is the same day! This afternoon we worked on his homework together trying to catch up. Below are a few pics from today:
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“I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you…” John 1:2
I can’t believe that Bennett is 14!! Cindy, we aren’t old enought for 14 year olds are we?? Each day I check in on Bennett and I am glad to hear that he has been able to avoid the flu and I empathize with Sid. I missed one whole week of work with it, I haven’t ever been down like that flu bug got me!!! I am with you all, ready for spring!! I used to love snow and winter, I still think it is beautiful at Christmas but I am really “over it now” for this winter!!! I just wanted you to know that I think of you all often and your family is always in my prayers. I have been so glad to see Bennett at the ballgames just being himself, but I am eager to see him back in a Ranger uniform!!
I hope that this final day of steroids treats you well and that all your labs come back “normal” so that you may move on with treatment. Happy belated birthday and take care!! I hope that you ALL remain healthy….
Kelly