Drew is still at the hospital. His neutrophils are up from 0% to 1% today. Although it doesn't appear to be much, it is a good sign. It indicates they are starting to come back. They have unhooked the IV, which is great for Drew. It allows him to move around and play a lot easier. They will just hook the IV up once a day, for a antibiotic that will last 24 hours. We are hopeful he will come home tomorrow or Friday. It all depends on his counts.
Drew is starting to lose his hair. We would anticipate within the next week it will all be gone. Without hair he will look like all the other chemo kids on the floor. Hard to see as a parent. Reality is starting to set in. Drew is really sick, something until now only seemed like words. There will now be visual impacts of the treatment. We wish we could make this stop for him, but he has to go through this to get him better. As a parent it is so hard not to be able to control the situation. We want to make it better for him. He has the best doctors in the country, and we have faith they will get him better. Our job is to surround him with love.
On a happy note, he is in great spirits. He is giggling and laughing. You would never guess he was sick. He is growing and changing every day. It is fun to watch his little personality develop. He is an amazing little boy!
Drew is starting to lose his hair. We would anticipate within the next week it will all be gone. Without hair he will look like all the other chemo kids on the floor. Hard to see as a parent. Reality is starting to set in. Drew is really sick, something until now only seemed like words. There will now be visual impacts of the treatment. We wish we could make this stop for him, but he has to go through this to get him better. As a parent it is so hard not to be able to control the situation. We want to make it better for him. He has the best doctors in the country, and we have faith they will get him better. Our job is to surround him with love.
On a happy note, he is in great spirits. He is giggling and laughing. You would never guess he was sick. He is growing and changing every day. It is fun to watch his little personality develop. He is an amazing little boy!
4 comments:
Heidi and Tony,
Glad to hear that Drew is in good spirts. It's good to see pictures of Drew and Jack together, sometimes just having your big brother around makes a world of difference! We watch everyday for updates and think of you guys often, we pray this process will go by fast and make drew healthy again!
Lots of Love,
Ken, Celeste, Nicholas & Lisa
That smile knocks me out...surrounding him with your love is just the ticket!
With great affection, Ellen
Hi Giulianis,
Great pictures! It's so nice to be able to see pictures of your family as you're going through this. It's so hard for your friends not to be able to be with you so know that we really appreciate the pictures and the updates. We wish we could physically be with you to help bring some normalcy to your lives. You're in our thoughts and prayers every day, and we're trying to figure out how to be there for you in ways that won't compromise Drew's health.
Hi guys,
It's great to hear Drew's in good spirits. Great pictures! We think about you guys nonstop and wish there was more we could do to help. We miss you guys!
Chris & Chris
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