My nephew Nicholas, age 6, heads back to the hospital tomorrow for another round of chemo. It will be a 4 or 5 day stay this time. He'll have a lumbar puncture (lp) tomorrow and some chemo meds injected into his spinal fluid during the lp. Then he'll be on intense IV chemo for 4 days. Sounds nasty beyond measure. If I understood my sister correctly, he'll end this round of chemo with a bone marrow test to determine how much residual leukemia lives in his marrow. Those numbers will determine whether he has more chemo or heads here for his bone marrow transplant.
Please keep Nicholas and his family in your prayers! (And see the post from September 11 titled "Bone Marrow Anyone?" for a picture of Nicholas and more information about his leukemia.)
Oh Jennifer, bless his little heart.
ReplyDeleteWe continue to pray for your sweet nephew and his family.
Hugs,
Ohilda