Chemo #4
Well, Kyler made it through round 4. He was actually excited to go in because he had a big basket of little toys, candy canes, and crayons to pass out to the other kids on the floor. He went room to room with his elf hat on and played Santa’s helper. Everyone loved it.
His roommates name was Dominic and he and Kyler shared the same birth date and year!
Which means they are both turning six in a few weeks (Dec 22nd).
Because of when we are expecting Kyler’s immune system to be most vulnerable, we are having his party this Saturday. There will be a special visitor from the North Pole to surprise the kids.
Sandie talked with the doctor this week and they are going to start testing Kyler’s hearing before each round of chemo because he has showed ‘moderate to severe’ hearing loss in the upper ranges of frequency. The doctor said, “He’ll never be an opera singer or rock star” with a casual attitude. Ultimately, the doctor is right. It will be much better to have Kyler around than to worry about whether or not he can use his ears professionally. Still, it’s sad. Kyler has told us a few times he’d like to be a singer. He has such good pitch already. But doctors have been known to be wrong and God has been known to restore that which has been destroyed.
Thank you for praying for our needs as a family. God prompted a friend to cover the next three months mortgage payments for us. That was amazing. I sat down and cried. God is good and continues to take care of us.
I’ve lead worship and spoken at a few churches in the area. We have been encouraged by each of them during this time. However, nothing has opened up yet in the way of ministry positions for me. I’m not sure what’s ahead. I’m asking for wisdom with how to proceed and know what I can take on right now.
Continue to pray for protection for Kyler, especially as Christmas draws near. That’s when he will be weakest. Please pray that we would be able to resist living in fear at those times when we are having to be vigilant in monitoring his temperature and looking for symptoms.
Slick is sleeping well right now (that’s his new nickname since he has lost all his hair again). His third round had different drugs that cleared his dome pretty well. That’s our little Kojack!
Blessings,
Darrell
His roommates name was Dominic and he and Kyler shared the same birth date and year!
Which means they are both turning six in a few weeks (Dec 22nd).
Because of when we are expecting Kyler’s immune system to be most vulnerable, we are having his party this Saturday. There will be a special visitor from the North Pole to surprise the kids.
Sandie talked with the doctor this week and they are going to start testing Kyler’s hearing before each round of chemo because he has showed ‘moderate to severe’ hearing loss in the upper ranges of frequency. The doctor said, “He’ll never be an opera singer or rock star” with a casual attitude. Ultimately, the doctor is right. It will be much better to have Kyler around than to worry about whether or not he can use his ears professionally. Still, it’s sad. Kyler has told us a few times he’d like to be a singer. He has such good pitch already. But doctors have been known to be wrong and God has been known to restore that which has been destroyed.
Thank you for praying for our needs as a family. God prompted a friend to cover the next three months mortgage payments for us. That was amazing. I sat down and cried. God is good and continues to take care of us.
I’ve lead worship and spoken at a few churches in the area. We have been encouraged by each of them during this time. However, nothing has opened up yet in the way of ministry positions for me. I’m not sure what’s ahead. I’m asking for wisdom with how to proceed and know what I can take on right now.
Continue to pray for protection for Kyler, especially as Christmas draws near. That’s when he will be weakest. Please pray that we would be able to resist living in fear at those times when we are having to be vigilant in monitoring his temperature and looking for symptoms.
Slick is sleeping well right now (that’s his new nickname since he has lost all his hair again). His third round had different drugs that cleared his dome pretty well. That’s our little Kojack!
Blessings,
Darrell
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