The final round and a HUGE surprise...

Seth went back to the hospital on Tuesday, November 10th for his final round of Chemo. We are all very anxious for this final month. Needless to say we have anticipated the completion of this phase and are very ready to let this little guy get back to being a normal 2 year old.

So the surprise in this final round is that Sethman will get to go home tomorrow for a 5 day 'home visit' and then return for 2 days of Chemo and count recovery. This is so exciting just due to the fact that he has more room to roam at home and mom and dad get to sleep and function on a more "normal" basis. Of course, all of this can change and I will keep this final month up to date more regularly as we will find out what the next weeks, months and years have in store for our little Sethman!

Keep the prayers coming! GO FIGHT WIN Sethman! We love you!

Root beer float and going Home!

Seriously...does life get any better than this? A root beer float and he is going home today!!!! Seth's ANC was up yesterday and back down today, but they are letting him escape. This has been one long haul this month! It has taken a long time for him to get that ANC up and its a slow go. He will be very restricted in what he can do however, so hopefully he can enjoy his break and just be happy to not be trapped in that little Room. Hopefully mom and dad will enjoy the break as well!

We have one more round to go and then he will be home! I will have more information on where we go from there later, but we are in great anticipation for this to be over! Seth has done awesome and the prayers and support have been amazing! We love you all!

Still in Count Recovery...waiting!

Seth is STILL in count recovery. He is taking a little longer this time to get his counts up. This was explained as basically his bone marrow getting overloaded from all the Chemo. So, we are hoping to see him go home next week sometime. Looks like he will be home for Halloween, but not really out and about much! Oh well....as long as he gets candy :)

Otherwise, Seth is doing really really well. He is happy and pleasant right now which makes it easier on those who are there to sit with him. He is getting a good amount of one on one play time!

Keep praying for him we have another month coming up of hopefully the final round of Chemo....Thanks for your prayers! We love you all!

Fresh out of the bath and in Count recovery!

Seth is officially in Count recovery. He has been for a week; sorry Darin, I was slacking in my updating. He was able to be outside his room quite a bit for the first few days, but once the counts go to 0, he's a prisoner of War and can't leave his room! I don't know who this is harder on, him or Darin :) Also, he is now down to one more treatment of Chemo. What I am trying to find out is what's next. Seth has spent time with his mom and dad of course, but also Grandma Bollschweiler, Grandma Bennion who has come from Boise once a month to help, and uncle Dave have been able to help at the hospital. These breaks are so valuable and appreciated. We are so grateful for your support and know we couldn't have done this without the prayers of so many wonderful people! We love you all!

btw: this picture looks like Corbin to me...what do you think?

Hangin' Tough....

Seth is hangin' tough! I was able to go and see him today and he was asleep the whole time I was there. He does look pretty tired (yes, even when he was asleep he looked tired) and thin, but he is doing a little better today than yesterday. The problem is right now that his body hurts.....really hurts. Lifting up his legs to change his diaper causes him significant pain. So they are keeping him on some meds to manage his pain. Therefore, he is asleep a lot. Poor little guy, please pray for him and that his pain can subside. This is rough on those watching him everyday to see him hurting.

Also, the test result from the bone marrow biopsy and lumbar puncture were clear! That is great news! He is into Chemo right now and if he feels good enough he can leave his room. Although he hasn't really wanted to get out of bed due to the pain!

Well, that's about it for today! Thanks for your prayers! We love you all!

A special Request

OK, so Darin may want to kill me, but he can't right now, he's sick! This is devastating right now as Seth really needs to be around healthy people. And to add insult to injury, Seth is not doing well right now. Whether he is in pain (which is what the doctors think) or just plain sick and tired of it all, we don't really know, but he is terribly cranky right now. I am hoping you will all add Darin to your prayers for a very very speedy recovery so that he can get back to Seth and that Seth will have relief from the pain he is in whether physical or mental!

We love you Darin and Seth! You'll both make it through this!

Another Round of Chemo

Another Round Begins......hopefully the second to last one! Seth is on his way for another round of Chemo. Poor little guy did not get a very big break, even though he was "home" for the longest time this time. He had to go back on Thursday for ANOTHER surgery! I know I couldn't believe it either. His had to have the Brovial replaced AGAIN! (yes that was yelling :) There was a leak in the new one they put in on Tuesday, so he had to undergo another painful surgery last week to replace it. Seems to be doing OK now and we hope and pray this round goes smoothly and quickly!

GOOD LUCK SEHTMAN! We are all praying for you! And good luck mom and dad and brother and sister! You are almost done!