Archive for November, 2010
So not good with this now… ;-)
I have promised to post more, but as always, I don’t. It seems that now that Ryan is in remission, it’s just easier to forget about this blog. It was our lifeline to the world for 5 months, and now that he acts like a normal 10-year-old boy, I forget this thing.
Just an update for this school year. In August all the kids started a new elementary school. In a way, this was a good thing for Ryan. It is showing him that while everyone knows him and his story, they were not personally involved with it. So – he is learning while he is a special kid he is not always going to get special treatment. Bryce and Deanna have settled into the new school as well. Both boys wish they were back at the old school, but they have lots of new friends here.
In September, Ryan had his gall bladder removed. I know – how many have heard of a boy having that removed? And while it was being removed, he had another problem stopped (the tumors had pushed his intestines up and they didn’t fall back down). While fixing this, a bruise formed on them and instead of being in the hospital for 24 hours, he was there for 5 days. While there, we meet a 12-year-old boy named Hunter that had just been diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma. Please be in prayer for him and his mother and brother – they have a 2 year road ahead of them.
Also, please pray for Melindy Barrett (and I hope I spelled her name correctly). She is 30-year-old mother of 3 (oldest is Ryan’s age) and she is battling colon cancer. She is doing treatments – so please pray that everything will be fine and her children will have her around for more years.
Xavian Hall (the little baby boy that had a cancerous brain tumor the same time Ryan battled his cancer) just celebrated his second birthday! PRAISE GOD!
Also, in September, I was asked to talk at the Relay for Life Summit meeting here in Jackson, MS (while Ryan was in the hospital). It was hard going there and talking to everyone, but in the end I’m glad I got to go. My speech was from the caregiver’s point of view and after the break, I will post the speech.
No amount of words can express the love that my entire family felt during Ryan’s cancer. I am so thankful for each and every one of you – more than you will know. May God bless you all!