Updates on AVERY. (good news update pg 33 post 489!)

[safetymom]

That is wonderful that you got to see him. I am thrilled that he continues to make progress. I still have you all in my prayers. Thank you for the updates.

 

[kejoda]

I can't tell you how happy I am to come here to see good news. You must be over the moon Ann.


As always continued prayers for you all.

 

[kathleena]

Hello neighbor

I've just read through this thread. Avery and your family have been through so much in a month, but I was happy to read that he is getting better from the infection. Many prayers for you and your family and little Avery coming over from Maine.

I am also praying for another leukemia patient, this one a young woman, just graduated from law school, who has both ALL and AML. Both she, and a grandson of my cousin who had cancer, set up a free website on Caring Bridge to help them keep in touch with loved ones and friends. Just including the link in case you would like to do so yourself.

http://www.caringbridge.org/

 

[Mackey Mouse]

Love these updates on Avery, always check to see how he is doing and heading to church now where I will offer prayers for him..

Hugs to Ann.. hang in there, you are all doing great.

 

[MerryPoppins]

Ann, I've been away all week, so I was anxious to get back to my computer and check on our little patient. Sounds like things are going well.

I was away all week at a youth retreat. I was the "mom" for a group of about 20 kids from 10th through the 12th grade. It was a really spiritual group and I told them about Avery. Several of them had tears in their eyes and they all wanted you to know that he'll be in their prayers. In fact, each group wrote a prayer to share and he was included in each one. It really touched them that he was so young and fighting so hard. We had a healing service and I had them lay hands on me in Avery's name. I hope that is okay with you.

One cool thing was that we had a girl that didn't particularly want to be there. Here parents were worried about her lack of concern with her grades and possibly the crowd she was running with. Avery's story obviously touched her deeply. She wanted to know if she could talk to a group of ladies at her church who pray while they sew prayer blankets and then they send the blanket to the person they were praying for. When we went home she was talking to me about trying harder to get along with her parents. I really think talking about Avery made her look at her own life. See how bad situations can have positive results?

 

[NHAnn]

Merry...that is truly touching and do not mind at all

Today DH and I took care of Avery's two little sisters, while DIL's mom went home for the day to Massachusetts. We had a good day and the girls are doing well despite missing their parents and big brother.

Avery's issues today center around concern about his GI system...it is just not resuming it''s function the way it was expected to with the other progress he's made. They are concerned about possible abdominal infection outside the GI tract and considering ways to approach or test for this.

 

[Belle1997]

I am so glad to here the positive news on Avery. Wow. Poor kid and family but great news he is beating the odds and doing well. Prayers still coming for this long journey.

Guess you better get a new load of chocolate these doctors are doing a great job

 

[Mackey Mouse]

Just checking in here on our little buddy, Avery, read Ann's report. So now more prayers for healing that GI area and more prayers for no more infection..

Hugs all around..

 

[Dan Murphy]

Here we are, Ann, a new year, a new light, Avery's year to be well again. Continued prayers and good wishes for Avery.

And good wishes and prayers for your concerns there too, kathleena.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

I always come and check updates every morning..I told my family about Avery and we all are praying

 

[NHAnn]

A full CT scan today showed very large pockets of "abcesses" throughout the left side of Avery's torso. They feel the revitalized white blood cells are attacking this and this is the cause of his discomfort as well as fevers and rashes. They aslo feel this is the "original" infection
ANd now...dilemmas/debates on what to do. They did do a procedure to insert a drain to analyze the fluid..if it is mainly sterile fluid (with the white blood cells having done their thing) the body can reabsorb the fluid onits own over the next few weeks. Problem with that is it further delays resuming chemo for the leukemia. More invasive surgery to remove any infected tissue is another tactic that might be considered, which of course has it's own risks...I will update as things unfold.

We are trying to focus on this as another challenge to be overcome, another bump in the road on this journey to recovery that we are determined to complete.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

 

[Saphire]

Praying for wisdom and guidance for those doctors as they decide what the best approach is for that infection.

 

[MerryPoppins]

More prayers headed your way. May the doctors use the best judgement in their decisions. After all, they have tons of prayers going up that God will steer them in the right direction.

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

 

[Mackey Mouse]

Morning all and prayers for Avery as always.. take care Ann and family and hopefully we can pray him through whatever he needs to get healthy again..

Hugs to all..

 

[snappy]

I just saw the news about the abcesses. Praying hard for Avery.

Laurie

 

[DISNEYLOVER70]

Prayers and for Avery, you and your family.

 

[NHAnn]

Avery's in surgery this afternoon to get at those abcesses.

Our local paper had a story about him this morning!

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070102/REPOSITORY/701020361

 

[Mackey Mouse]

Just got back from chemo with Tom and came here to read about Avery..

I hope all goes well on the surgeries and they get those damn abscesses..

Hugs to you Ann and to your family... I am praying..