Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sarah's Cancer: End of Day 1

It is crazy how much has happened in the last 24 hours.  I was in the airport 24 hours ago waiting to get on a flight to UT.  Jess was at my parents giving Sarah a blessing before taking her up at the hospital.  There was a lot of unknowns and a lot of confusion as to what was going to happen.  Now, we have a lot of hope.  Sarah has a 90-95% cure rate.  We still have a lot of unknowns as to what the schedule is like.  We know that we have a long road ahead.  There is a possibility of upto three years of treatment.  We are grateful for prayers and support.

Sarah successfully completed her surgery this afternoon.  She was taken to the O.R. at around 3pm and it took about 90 minutes or so before she was coming out of the anesthia.  We ended up getting the port for the central line.  It is a resivour thing that sits under the skin.  It allows them to put a needle thing on top of it and then she doesn't have have an IV in her when she is going through treatment.  The surgeon said that the surgery for this was successfully.  It only took him about 30 minutes to place it.  She got her lumbar puncture (spinal tap) done as well as the bone marrow biopsy.  

She did really well and has slept a lot since the surgery.   She was able to eat dinner of her macaroni and cheese and her favorite pink ice cream (strawberry).  After she ate she went back to sleep.  She has been complaining of her back bothering her.  We don't know if because of pain or just discomfort.  We have given her tylanol and oxycotin to try and relieve it for her.  We are hoping for it to calm her enough that she can get a good night sleep tonight.  That is what she really needs.

I am heading to my parents to get some sleep tonight and because Lilly says that she wants me to make scones in the morning for breakfast.  Jess is going to stay the night with her and hopefully it will be uneventful.

Thanks so much for all the prayers and support.  We can feel the love that others have been given.  We are in room 4407 at Primary Children's.  You are welcome to call if you like.  If you would like to visit, please call first.  We need to make sure that visitors are healthly as Sarah has a compromised immune system.  Also people should be aware that fresh flowers or plants or fresh fruits or vegatables are not allowed in the this unit of the hospital.  No latex balloons are allowed in the hospital.

2 comments:

  1. Hello Blackhams - You don't know us but my wife is good friends with Marci Ogden (Fish). She reached out tonight letting us know about your sweet daughter. March 4, 2010 our 2 1/2 year old Max was diagnosed with the same type of leukemia so we know everything you are going through right now. We'd love to help or just talk in any way we possibly can so if you feel up to it, please give us a call or shoot us an email. You can also look at our blog and possibly get a glimpse at what you face in the coming months. Our blog is www.battleforbubby.com. While we had so many worries when we were in your position a little of a year ago, we felt comfort in knowing that our son was being watched over by someone greater than us. He still has 26 months of treatment left but he is doing great and living an almost normal life like other little kids. There will be hard times but there are so many more happy times so cherish them! Know that your are in our prayers and the prayers of many others and they help so much! Again feel free to reach out at anytime as we'd love to do anything we can to help you through this. We live close to the hospital and would love to bring you lunch or anything. You can reach us at pettyz@mac.com or our cell phones 801-718-2500 (Tiffany) or 801-231-3028 (Craig).

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  2. Nate and Jess,
    We love you and are praying for Sarah and your whole family. We hope to see that smiling face of hers feeling better when we are there for Christmas.
    Love,
    Amy

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