This month has come and gone. It was a big month for Cameron as he had his second round of chemotherapy, a trip to the PICU, an arterial line placed, and in the middle of all that chaos…his birthday. Thankfully, he is feeling much better. His nausea seemed to get a little better toward the end of this week and the diarrhea is finally gone. Today we had a long day at Duke. He had an audiogram, echocardiogram, EKG and his physical with Neuro-oncology. The awesome news is that his ears are still showing no signs of hearing loss. We are absolutely elated by this news and pray it continues to hold through the remaining two cycles of chemotherapy. All looked well with his heart and the nurse practitioner continues to be pleased by his energy level and spirit. Next Tuesday, the four of us are traveling to the G105 studios to do an interview with Bob Dumas. He, too, experienced a brain tumor several years ago and in the fall, he is doing a drive to raise money for brain tumor research. Cameron’s story will be one which will air on the radio. We are really excited to participate in this and meet Bob as well. On August 10th, Cameron will check in to Duke for his third round of chemotherapy. We are all getting excited about this journey nearing an end. While each cycle can bring about new complications, we are confident the Lord will carry Cameron through the remaining two cycles as he has the first two.
I know our trip to the PICU scared many and therefore I just wanted to clarify that as stressful as it was, it wasn’t necessarily a surprise to the Neuro-oncology team. Cameron is receiving high-dose chemotherapy and therefore, we knew these things would more than likely take place at some point in his treatment and there is a possibility this could be the norm for the remainder of his treatment being as his body isn’t as strong as it was when he started. As expected as it may be, it is still taxing on his little body so continue to remember him, praying the Lord will prepare his body with heavenly strength, to battle the final two cycles. I’ve also had several question me about his “Make-A-Wish” qualification. I’ll admit, I too was confused when they first talked to us about this; I always believed “wishes” were only for terminal patients. However, that isn’t the case. This is an organization who grants wishes to children who have potentially life threatening illnesses so, without a doubt, a brain tumor qualifies Cameron for a wish. So if you were in this same thought, please rest your mind that all really is well with Cameron. Cancer always has a possibility of recurrence but we have been told nothing but positives for the future. Bottom line, it’s all up to the Lord at this point anyway! If He knows the number of hairs on our head, He surely knows our future!
Next week is totally free for us. As of now, we do not even have to travel to Duke for blood counts. We plan on enjoying this down time together. Please continue to remember Cameron’s friend, Luke, who is still in the hospital. I ask you to pray for not only healing of this little boy but incredible peace for his parents; it’s so hard to watch your child in such situations. Blessings always and if I don’t post next week, assume no news is good news!
LeAnn
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