Kyler's Call

Well, Kyler’s counts have been staying up this round. He has not missed any school due to low counts and he has been given the green light to skip his visit next week prior to his next chemo treatment on the 26th of February.
This is the first cycle where he has not been neutropenic at the low point. Praise God!
Since his counts have been good we’ve gotten out to do some fun stuff. He started a gymnastics class this week. He is very excited about it. Maybe it’s because he’s the only boy in the class? Little stud!
Here’s some information on something exciting. Since the beginning of this there have been a number of people who have really gone the extra mile with us. One of them has felt led to spearhead an event called “Kyler’s Call”. It will be happening on Saturday March 10th at the McBean Pavillion in Lincoln from 6-10 PM. There will be food, music, raffles, fun stuff for kids and more. It’s a celebration of life and healing. The PTC of Kendrick and Kyler’s school, Creekside Oaks Elementary, is also behind this as a fundraised to benefit Kyler’s journey through cancer treatment.
“Kyler’s Call” is a non-profit organization (EIN 71-1022641) and all donations are tax deductible. The cost is $20 per person or $75 per family (kids under 5 free). Checks can be made payable to “Kyler’s Call”. Reservations should be sent to Laura Medina 2149 Boyden Dr. Lincoln, CA 95648 or they can be dropped off at Creekside Oaks Elementary. Laura can be contacted at 916.835.8101 for further information. You can give her your e-mail address to receive updates and there are also opportunities to be involved.
I’m looking forward to having an opportunity to share that evening about our journey. We hope that many of you can join us to celebrate Kyler’s life.

Good Counts

This coming Tuesday is normally the time when Kyler has been neutropenic in the past. However, at his last visit his counts were much better than the previous cycle at the same time period. His white and red blood counts were great but he did need platelets. His overall ANC was very good (for him) sitting at 1100. He has not been overly tired or nauseated this round so far. I could tell he was doing really well when he jumped out of the van for the first time in almost a year. He’s been sitting down and scooting out for so long it totally shocked me.

I’m continuing to lead worship at Bayside of Lincoln for right now and I will be speaking there on February 25th. One of the songs we’ve been singing is a tune by Matt Redman called You Never Let Go. It’s on the Passion 06: Everything Glorious recording (one worth owning). It really hits home with us right now, and it’s often hard to sing without getting choked up. I’d re-print the lyrics here, but I think I need permission from the publisher. So look them up on the internet and someone else can have the FBI break through their door and haul them off to jail.

Pray for sustained energy and good enough ANC counts to continue school next week.

This is Kyler and his buddy Bryce. Two peas in a pod!