New News From Mom

We have even more great news this morning. Little Buddy had his MRI last night, and we are still waiting for the Neuro-radiologist to give the final word, but the preliminary results show that they probably got all of the tumor and that the cancer didn't spread down his spine. They also said that there didn't appear to be any major damage to his brain or stem from either the tumor or the swelling. We will find out for sure if that is true later today. But it looks really good at this point.They took Little Buddy's breathing tube out this morning, and he is doing great breathing on his own. He is also off of the Epinephrine completely and his heart is doing a great job keeping his pressure up, and his heart rate is excellent. He will probably be loosing one more chest tube today, and that will leave only one tube remaining. He will have another EKG and Echocariogram today to make sure his heart is recovering well from all of the strain that has been placed on it.

Little Buddy is doing so well that he may be able to leave the ICU in the next or two. A miracle to be sure! The doctors and nurses are absolutely amazed at how well he is doing and how quickly he is recovering. In the words of one of the residents I was talking to this morning, "He has really impressed a lot of people around here." In fact, she stopped in to see him before going home so that she could leave on a happy note. Littel Buddy is truly a source of inspiration to many.We should be talking to Oncology in the next day or two, and they will give us a road map for Little Buddy's chemotherapy treatments. It will tell us which medications he will be receiving, when, and what side effects to expect. That will give us a better picture of what is ahead of us this coming year.We are SO GRATEFUL to all of you for your faith, prayers, love, and support. We can literally feel the faith and prayers that are being exercised in our behalf. We are overwhelmed and so grateful for all of the love and support that we have received. We can't thank you all enough, but please know that you have our deepest and most heart felt gratitude.

Love to you all, Jana