Another good day of nothing doing. He did have a couple fevers today, but the usual Tylenol did the trick. So lets take a moment and reflect on some of the better moments of the journey... even when Kev was down.
On one of our many journeys back to the GMC for Kev's shot, I decided to take a path less traveled that I thoughts was more direct (faster). It was faster, but it turns out it was only faster because my right foot went down farther (i.e. speeding). Kev was having a relatively rough morning, so my foot went down extra far on this particular day. This didn't go unnoticed... WE got pulled over. Immediately Kev reached for the aptly named "puke bucket" and I asked, "are you not feeling well?" He replied, "I'm good, just get ready." As the officer approached the vehicle he noticed me (not so nervous since this happens to me all the time, but a bit ruffled) and Kev all pale and bald with a frown and a puke bucket. When asked why I was speeding, my brother replied, "We're on our way to get Chemo at the Knapper Clinic." This was not the truth, but it worked! He said be careful and we went on our merry way. Score one for the good guys.
Always one step ahead of his little brother... thank goodness!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas
We had a pretty good Christmas and hope everyone else did too. It was full of great gifts and wonderful naps. Kev spiked a small fever about his normal time, but nothing a little Tylenol couldn't cure. We do not have much planned this week which is a good thing for Kev. A home health care Nurse is coming to get started on the physical therapy... Kev is looking forward to getting back on his feet, but knows it will be an arduous task. Send motivation and encouragement!
Monday, December 24, 2007
in the nick of time...
Dr. Khan came in this morning discussing Kev's fevers. We figured it was going to lead to another few days at the GMC. On the contrary, they now know the source of the fevers, prescribed two different types on Anti-Biotics, and sent us home!
Home for Christmas... terrific. Kev is doing well, but has some terrible pain that should go away when his white count is back to normal and the anti-biotics kick in. We got Kev some pretty cool gifts that should cheer him up and of course that he will be able to give gifts, which is his favorite part. We are now in the final phase of recovery!
We would like to wish everyone who has been involved with this blog, and those who send cards, and packages, and persistent texts and phone calls (even though they may not have been returned) a very Merry Christmas! Our fear was people would taper off as the battle to remission dragged on, but you are all a committed bunch. It may not seem like much is being accomplished, but the effort is noticed and certainly appreciated. Please stay committed to our Kev and know the hard part is yet to come, Physical Therapy and rehab. We've come along way and still need to follow those 8greenlights to remission!
Merry Christmas from the Seely Family and we hope you have a wonderful day full of cheer, beer, and gift receipts!
Home for Christmas... terrific. Kev is doing well, but has some terrible pain that should go away when his white count is back to normal and the anti-biotics kick in. We got Kev some pretty cool gifts that should cheer him up and of course that he will be able to give gifts, which is his favorite part. We are now in the final phase of recovery!
We would like to wish everyone who has been involved with this blog, and those who send cards, and packages, and persistent texts and phone calls (even though they may not have been returned) a very Merry Christmas! Our fear was people would taper off as the battle to remission dragged on, but you are all a committed bunch. It may not seem like much is being accomplished, but the effort is noticed and certainly appreciated. Please stay committed to our Kev and know the hard part is yet to come, Physical Therapy and rehab. We've come along way and still need to follow those 8greenlights to remission!
Merry Christmas from the Seely Family and we hope you have a wonderful day full of cheer, beer, and gift receipts!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
as expected...
Well the weekend events were no surprise to us... we ended up back in the hospital, room 839. The very same room we just left. It worked out though since the 5 ft. Ginger bread man we created still hung on the door with that weird grin on his face like he knew we would be back.
Kev spiked a fever on Friday night that caused us to pack up our comfortable hotel room and head to the ER. We called ahead and they put us in the "fastrack" so we had our room back and were sleeping by 2:30 in the a.m., which is good compared to last time. Kev had another fever last night and one again tonight. He has already received blood and platelets, so the numbers are up from the last go around. He is still very low in all his counts, but fevers equal hospital stays. By the looks of things, Santa will be visiting the Seely's at the GMC. It may sound bad, but Kev is actually doing quite well. He fights the occasional nausea and fever, but otherwise feels fine. Time will tell, once his whites are up the fevers, pain, and nausea should stop.
On a side note Dad is feeling better and will be rejoining the family tomorrow after work. No complaints just positive thoughts. Soon starts the final rehab stage, it will be nice to get away from the food channel for a bit.
Kev spiked a fever on Friday night that caused us to pack up our comfortable hotel room and head to the ER. We called ahead and they put us in the "fastrack" so we had our room back and were sleeping by 2:30 in the a.m., which is good compared to last time. Kev had another fever last night and one again tonight. He has already received blood and platelets, so the numbers are up from the last go around. He is still very low in all his counts, but fevers equal hospital stays. By the looks of things, Santa will be visiting the Seely's at the GMC. It may sound bad, but Kev is actually doing quite well. He fights the occasional nausea and fever, but otherwise feels fine. Time will tell, once his whites are up the fevers, pain, and nausea should stop.
On a side note Dad is feeling better and will be rejoining the family tomorrow after work. No complaints just positive thoughts. Soon starts the final rehab stage, it will be nice to get away from the food channel for a bit.
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