We had a magical time watching him go back to school (first grade), make new friends, join the after school choir and dance classes, go back to swim and karate lessons, and join a basketball team with his little brother Reece. Academically, he got all caught up and started reading chapter books and became a math wizard. We went to Mexico, Hawaii, Santa Cruz... we had a huge trip planned for this summer - Greece, Germany, Switzerland and France. Our hearts soared when he performed in his first grade play, "Patterns in the Sky".
Every month we took him to Rady Children's for his routine bloodwork/check up and all has been good. Better than good - like amazing. His blood recovered in record time. Everything seemed just perfect.
Monday, May 2nd, his routine bloodwork scared the doctors. His numbers were very low. They ran another test that day for the pathologist. They found 11% blasts. We took him back the next day for a bone marrow biopsy. On Wednesday May 4th, we got the news, he was having a relapse. They found 50% blasts in his marrow. That night we checked into Rady's.
Damit this sucks. We were so hopeful these past months just shaking our heads saying, "It's as if nothing ever happened! He's totally back to normal so quickly"! And now I am saying, "It's as if we never left". Man, I was scared and in SHOCK and freaked out of my MIND last time. This time, I'm depressed.
A friend of mine asked me, "HOW are you still breathing"? And the only thing I could say was, "It's just automatic". I guess my heart is still beating so I'm still breathing, yeah? Since Monday, everything has felt automatic to me. One nightmare leading to the next nightmare and I'm just following along automatically because what else can I do? You gotta just keep going. So, we have leukemia again.. .we are back at Rady Children's again...and I'm still breathing somehow.
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| This is his amazing attitude right before we drove him back to the hospital. |
6 comments:
You are the best Mom that Quincy and Reece could ask for to help them through, and I hope this next set of treatment knocks out all the cancer cells for good. Lots of love to all of you as you keep breathing.
Bawling with you right now. Im furious at the cosmos. I’m just speechless. Like Dory says, just keep swimming. Geez Theresa, I’m sending a hug and a hug and then another hug. Then one more.
You were made to do hard things… and the way you handle this with transparency and courage is a testimony. Keep sharing and letting it out. We love that little ball of energy and are cheering you all on. Here for you!! (That yoga pic is so neat).
4 in, 8 out...you've got this. It's not fair, and it's not right, but I know you and your little man will persevere. We're all praying and pulling for you, love you all.
Sending Quincy and the family all of my love. It has been a pleasure to see his handsome smile back on campus and I can't wait to see it again next school year.
Thoughts for health and wellness coming full force.
Love,
Ms. Lauren Lentz (AP at Empresa)
Sending you so much love, for your entire family.
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