Sunday, March 20, 2011

Coming home

Hooray! Steven gets to come home this morning. His methotrexate numbers are down this morning to .10--just enough to release him from the hospital. He may even make it home in time for church.

My last post was a little innaccurate. I guess what they test is his blood to see if the chemo is gone. It is an expensive test--something like $500 each time they do it. They test him several times during the first 24 hours to make sure his body is clearing it and after that they only test him once a day. So if he tests at .12 or even .11, they have to wait until the next day to test again and then release him. Having any of this chemical stick around in your body is really dangerous, so they have to keep fluids going all the time to flush it out.

In other news, for the first time in my life I care about March Madness. Maybe it is just something to think about other than cancer. Go BYU! Even Rob is cheering for the Cougars this year (along with the Buckeyes). Steven was in an overflow area in the hospital this stay instead of the locked down ICS unit. I brought two of his cousins up to watch the game last night. It was great fun. He even watched most of it, but he was perhaps more interested in the book on nuclear distasters I brought him from the library. He is liking basketball, but I think we know where his real interests lie. His nurse said he hadn't seen a kid his age that liked CNN so much.

11 comments:

  1. Boo yah. I haven't said that since 2001. Anyhow, glad the hospital stay this time is short. I didn't have a special t-shirt made up for it, but I was running for Steven and Alisa yesterday.

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  2. I'm glad you made it home Steven.

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  3. yippee! so great to come home. I am glad to hear how well steven did with this medication what a relief for now.

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  4. Could I persuade Steven to take a BYU hat off my hands. You know, to support them in their playoff run:)

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  5. I'm glad to hear you got to come home.

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  6. I care about March Madness too. For the first time ever. What's happening around here!

    So glad you're going home. I love that Stephen likes CNN. He and my mom ought to get together.

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  7. I am so glad to see that you were able to come home today. Great news! Please let me know if you need anything at all.

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  8. Yay he got to come home! I think he and Avery should get together to watch CNN sometime...pretty sure Aves thinks it's pretty interesting also!

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  9. Nuclear disaster books and CNN? That is awesome! Glad Steven made it home yesterday :-)

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  10. Grandpa Johnson loved Fox News but I noticed while I was at Primary Children's that they don't have that. Sonja, I think you have been 'Jimmered'.

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  11. CNN doesn't surprise me. John and I still talk about the flag expertise Steven demonstrated when we visited you out in Ohio 4 years ago. Sonja - I think about you all the time. I wish and hope those thoughts and prayers translated into something material for you. I was wondering what we could do for your other kids too. I know that this is hard on them and you as a parent. I love you so bad.

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