Staying Strong!

Baby Jason continues to fight his fight and the family is all there to support him. We are still waiting to find out the results of the pathology report. Each day that goes by, everyone is getting a little more antsy about it.

Since I last blogged, the doctors have extubated him (so he is breathing on his own) and took his feeding tube out. That in itself is something to be happy about. He was beginning to get irritable lying in that bed hooked up to so many things. Now he is able to be held, comforted, and fed by family members, which makes things much better.

They did a second surgery procedure on him on Saturday (3/20/10) to put a port in. A good friend of mine is a PA at Children’s and Baby Jason was on her service for a short time throughout this procedure. Her team performed the surgery. She has been a wonderful person to have around. She is always there for encouragement and expertise. For those of you who don’t know, a port (or portacath) is a small medical appliance that is installed beneath the skin. A catheter connects the port to a vein. Under the skin, the port has a septum through which drugs can be injected and blood samples can be drawn many times, usually with less discomfort for the patient than a more typical "needle stick".

He is looking better and better as the days progress. Once we receive the pathology report, we will know more about a chemo plan.

If you look to the right side of this page you will notice a donate button. Many of my family members have been glued to the hospital since he first arrived. My cousin (Jason’s dad) has been there non-stop. This is eventually going to make things very tough financially. Every little bit helps. If you can donate, I would appreciate it. If not, you continued prayers are worth much more than you will ever know!

Thanks again!