June 30th update
Bennett’s ANC today dropped to 585 from 1,088. His WBC are 1.3 from 1.6 and nuetrophils were 45. His hemoglobin is only 8.6 from 7.9 after having two blood transfusions last Tuesday. His platelets dropped to 42 from 112. This is very concerning of what is causing his counts to drop this much. The chemo he is taking shouldn’t make his hemoglobin and platelets drop.
I called St. Louis today to see if they had found out anything yet from the biopsy and that I was concerned about his counts. I didn’t hear back from them except his Dr. left a message on our answering machine at home. (that I didn’t get until late tonight).
Bennett had two bad headaches today. He had one this morning and he took Tylenol to help. He went to baseball practice today but only watched. He had another bad headache this afternoon and he took more Tylenol. After two hours of it still not helping, he took some pain medicine at Hamilton’s baseball game. He felt some better after awhile.
His ankle is not really bothering him. It is swollen though and he is still using his crutches.
The waiting is horrible to hear back from his tests especially when his body is telling us something is wrong. We are praying for good test results. Also that whatever is wrong with his ankle and lowering his counts, that it can be cured. God, please keep Bennett cancer free forever!
“From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” Psalm 61:2
Keeping you in our prayers Bennett. Dave’s Mom sent this to me in an e-mail this week. Ethan will have scans coming up at the first part of August and I told her that I was anxious as always and she said that she keeps her Bible open to this psalm and reads it every time she walks by it throughout the day of Ethan’s scans.
“God’s constant care of him will make a deep impression on all who see it. He does not fear bad news, nor live in dread of what may happen. For he is settled in his mind that Jehovah will take care of him. That is why he is not afraid, but can calmly face his foes.” Psalm 112:6b-8
May God Bless you. We’ll be praying for good results, patience during the waiting and for God to ease your worries.
Take care,
Dave, Alicia, Ethan & Ava