March 30, 2012
John is halfway through week one of treatment. It’s a small milestone but it feels like he’s cleared a huge hurdle. Last night was a tough one. John had a difficult time keeping his blood pressure down so his chemo treatment was given after he stabilized, at 12:30 AM! It made for a very long night. I sat and stared at him all night long (the same as you would a newborn baby). Even at 11 he is still my baby. At noon he had another treatment. It’s a blasting of the central nervous system with chemo. It’s administered through a lumbar puncture, while John is under general aesthesia. He is now back up in his room and feeling “cranky”.
Late this afternoon i will be heading over to the Ronald McDonald House. This will be our home away from home for the next 6 weeks. We’ll have a place to put our things and a kitchen to cook in (okay no jokes … I know most of you know I don’t cook). The good news is that when John is intermittently an “out patient” we will stay there as a family!
Thank you again for all of the love and support! Rich & I are so blessed to have such supportive family and friends.
Keep the prayers coming. Keep the posts coming. Keep the tweets coming.
JOHN HAGEN will beat this …. He has UNSTOPPABLE DETERMINATION!