{"id":1619,"date":"2013-02-23T09:59:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T16:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacobhickford.com\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2013-02-23T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T02:03:01","slug":"1619","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacobhickford.com\/?p=1619","title":{"rendered":"Decision Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013-02-22<\/a>So we came to the fork in the road once again, and detoured a bit.\u00a0 Surgery is off next week.\u00a0 We are postponing for after\u00a0Jake’s next round of chemo.\u00a0 Instead,\u00a0we will be admitted on Thursday for his next round of chemotherapy.\u00a0 We met with the pulmonary Doc yesterday for testing and another chest X-ray and his words were “last week’s postponement was a very good call”.\u00a0 Jake’s lungs are functioning at 60%, he pointed out how\u00a0you can see the illness in Jake’s lungs, and his oxygen level is at 94% (for my medi\u00a0fam\/friends – y’all crack me up BTW).\u00a0\u00a0 Jake was really cute trying to blow into the machines.\u00a0 They said that he was borderline on whether to have him tested this way as most of the kids his age aren’t coordinated enough\u00a0to combine\u00a0the blowing and holding\u00a0their breath long enough\u00a0for the computer to get the information it needs.\u00a0 We practiced and practiced and weren’t quite sure we were going to get what was needed but in the end Handsome came through in a very big way.\u00a0 Plus it helps to have a video game, driven kid. Afterall, he has lots of brothers and sisters to compete with\"2013-02-22<\/a> so he’s very, very good with technology. The computers are set up with games so that as he blew harder and harder he could make bowling balls roll toward the pins and balloons burst into fireworks.\u00a0\u00a0It’s brilliant!\u00a0 I can honestly say that I found myself thanking God\u00a0for all the video gaming that\u00a0I usually complain about.\u00a0 This was\u00a0ONE PROUD momma as they kept telling me in such surprised tones\u00a0how awesome he was for being able to do this!\u00a0 (Big, BIG grins!)\u00a0 As for his lungs, Dr. Malory feels it may actually be\u00a0a new virus, not the previous RSV, but that the lungs were not completely\u00a0healed so that’s why it’s settling in a new way.\u00a0 And Jake is\u00a0on another new drug so that it doesn’t turn into a bacterial infection.\u00a0 We seriously\u00a0own half of Walgreen’s\u00a0pharmacy on our kitchen counter. Whew!\u00a0 What a couple of weeks… twists and turns for sure!\u00a0 BUT OVER!\u00a0 Decision made… we move forward.\u00a0 That is the best feeling of all!\u00a0 So we head in Thursday for chemo… this one is 4 days of infusion and\u00a0one day of flushing.\u00a0 This is the one with the cisplatin (ci-\u00a0SPLAT-in) as one of the drugs.\u00a0 If you remember in a previous post, the one that ha\"2013-02-22<\/a>d me\u00a0spending a lot of time at the washing machines, washing\u00a0EVERYTHING from all the nausea. But this is also the only round of chemo that we didn’t end up back in the hospital for weeks with a\u00a0neutropenic\u00a0fever episode.\u00a0 We have high hopes that he will respond the same this time.\u00a0 This week, we’ve heard from several new followers, friends,\u00a0and we are so thankful that you all are sharing Jake so that others will come to know him,\u00a0lift him in prayer, and spread childhood cancer awareness.\u00a0 I’ve also heard from lots of old friends and I can tell you that your notes, texts, e-mail and cyber hugs keep our spirits lifted high!\u00a0 I’d like to ask you all to lift up a special friend who began his bone marrow journey this week…\u00a0 his name is Timothy.\u00a0 He’s 14 years old and fighting\u00a0Very High Risk A.L.L. Hypodiploidy\u00a0Leukemia.\u00a0 You can send Timothy and his family some prayers and\u00a0hugs on their Facebook page at Timothy’s Leukemia Journey.\u00a0 We are feeling blessed and loved by all of you, Jake’s Warriors, as you continue to look out for our family…. “Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”\u00a0 Philippians 2:4<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 You all\u00a0do this for us and so much more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So we came to the fork in the road once again, and detoured a bit.\u00a0 Surgery is off next week.\u00a0 We are postponing for after\u00a0Jake’s next round of chemo.\u00a0 Instead,\u00a0we will be admitted on Thursday for his next round of chemotherapy.\u00a0 We met with the pulmonary Doc yesterday for testing and another chest X-ray and … <\/p>\n

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