We're line free

They took the Apheresis catheter out and did the Lumbar Puncture this morning without any issues...except it was done on "Duke time" instead of when he was supposed to go. After he got back to the room, he was having some pain with the IV in his wrist, so they went ahead and removed that as well, so he's line free as of this afternoon. It will be a couple days before we get the LP results back, so now the waiting game begins for the news to get back. There are some potential scary things about not having easy access with the Apheresis catheter like having to put IVs in if necessary for meds, blood products, etc., but the KNOWN good things like full baths, sleeping however he wants to, not having nightly line flushes and weekly dressing changes, would seem to far outweigh those possibilities, so we'll pray the good wins out.

We start Radiation treatments in the morning, so they wanted him to not have anything to eat after midnight tonight until his appointment tomorrow...at 11:15am...which is complete insanity. I "politely" asked why and made sure the doctor who ordered it knew he was no longer on IV fluids as there was no way he'd have a positive first experience without having eaten since dinner the night before. They mercifully changed it to 5am instead, so I guess I'll wake him up at 4am to shove something into him to tide him over through the treatment time. Please pray for peace for Cameron both in his stomach as well as his mind to not be so frightened and become accustomed to the procedures as quickly as possible. The first few days will take a little longer, but if we can show him there are no real "ouchies" involved, I think he'll adjust well. He's just so scared of getting poked, prodded, dressings and/or tape removed, etc. that any touch is cause for panic. Hopefully we're over those humps now and the next few weeks can be simpler for him.

Thanks again to everyone and especially the folks at Salem Baptist for the prayer service last night dedicated to Cameron. There are prayers for Cam being given across the US as well as around the world for this little boy, so there is no doubt God is in the middle of this and has His hand controlling it all. There are so many things which have happened through this entire process which cannot be explained to luck, chance, karma, or whatever else the world wants to call it. Only God could have lined things up so perfectly and allowed Cam to make an impact on the the lives of the people he's come across and in return the people THEY come in contact with. LeAnn gave the Neurosurgeons a Chris Tomlin CD and a note telling them how much Cam loved his music along with our thanks for their work with Cam. They personally told us and even sent a letter home saying they had played the CD during a day of their surgery in honor of "Action" Jackson, so he's a missionary even at this early age....more than his old man has ever been or ever could ever be at HIS age. ;-)

There is no way LeAnn and I will ever be able to repay what all has been done for our family, so please accept this humble attempt as a heartfelt start. We'll update again with the news from the LP.