pray for some friends who are fighting a battle worse than i ever have. their 11-year-old son is going through a huge round of chemotherapy to eradicate neuroblastoma. there are really tough side effects like permanent hearing loss, inability to eat... here, i'll let you read a portion of the email we received:
Mitchell's hearing has been significantly damaged by the chemotherapy, and we were told today that it will be permanent. He has moderate loss of the upper tones and will have difficulty with background noises, and it may get worse after this next round of chemo. We will have to wait and see how he is able to hear in the classroom setting when all the dust settles.
Otherwise he is doing well and his lung function is above average, which is good news going into this. He will begin chemo on Tuesday the 21st, and will be put into isolation shortly after as his counts drop.
The majority of his care will be directed at keeping his blood counts at safe levels till they come up on their own, and dealing with the effects that chemo has on the digestive system. One of the drugs is excreted though the skin so while he receives that drug, he will have to have baths every 6 - 8 hours to prevent skin burns. Then there is the one that strips the electrolytes from your blood. For that one they pump you with electrolytes until your kidneys start to work on their own. These aren't grandma's good old Bayer. The more toxic the drug, the more it kicks cancer in the butt.
his parents are amazing. the stress they're under is incredible yet they turn to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
please pray.
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