Happy Friday!

I fear writing this as I may be tempting fate but as of right now, NO FEVER!  This is the longest he has made it after treatment and remained afebrile.  So, as of now, it appears Dr. G’s plan to send him home on two antibiotics in hopes of keeping him out of the hospital is working.  Go Dr. G!  Needless to say, we are elated he is still home and exhausted from the many hours of infusions we give each day and night.  Yesterday, Cameron returned to clinic for blood counts and as expected, his platelet and white cell count was very low requiring another platelet transfusion.  What would we do without all those platelet donors out there?  However, the funniest part of our clinic visit yesterday was when Cameron and Dr. G started playing each other in a game on his Nintendo DS.  They have developed such a wonderful relationship which pleases my heart greatly. 

We added a slideshow of pictures from last week.  As you can see, even though he was so sick, he was still smiling and riding his tricycle.  The nurses in the photos (Bridget, Marta, Irene, and Stephanie…in order of appearance) are some of his favorites who have taken care of him from day one.  They are such amazing individuals.  The group of ladies are part of Dr. G’s team; Jeanne (Cameron’s nurse practitioner), Nancy and Ginny.  These three ladies have been my rock during this whole process.  The two doctors are actually from neurosurgery.  The first is the neurosurgical resident, Dr. Shai Nimjee, who instantly became enamored with Cam, nicknaming him “Action”!!!  He and Cameron have remained buddies and will probably keep in touch for many years to come!  The second is the much loved and respected Dr. Gerald Grant, the surgeon who actually removed Cameron’s tumor.  Dr. Grant is one of the sweetest, most humble individuals I have ever been around; even though he was slammed in the OR last Friday, he still made time to come by and congratulate Cameron on finishing his treatment.  Our journey at Duke started with him, a true blessing from God!  And the Lord has just continued to bless us through the many doctors and nurses he has put along the way since February. 

I will be honest, this week has been emotional for me.  I cannot imagine going through this without the Lord yet it is so hard to not worry about Cameron’s future.  Each day, I have awakened and began praying “Lord, help me trust you today.”  I’m sure this will be a daily task that will probably get easier as the months go on.  But yesterday, I was up early and Cameron was sick which made me a little upset, so again I went to the Lord in prayer.  In the strangest way, He led me to Matthew 17:18 “And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.” Medulloblastoma may not be a “demon” but it is a nasty tumor which I believe the Lord has cured Cameron from!  Praise God for His word!  Then there was an email from Proverbs 31 Ministries which said, “I sought the Lord and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.”  You know, faith and fear aren’t that different; they both require you to be consumed with what you cannot see.  Faith is just fueled by Christ where fear is not.  Please continue to pray that our entire family will keep our focus on Christ; allowing Him to be glorified through the miracle of Cameron!

LeAnn