Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a great weekend. Today we went shopping for Litttle Charlies birthday and got some cool gifts. It's hard to believe our baby boy is going to be one! We will probably celebrate his birthday on Saturday with just family. It should be fun. Charlie is hanging in there. He still gets headaches everyday and still has some neck pain. I know I have said this before, but it amazes me how strong Charlie is. He is such a strong person that he is the one encouraging me everyday. I admire him and love him so much for the person he is and for his courage. Right now we all feel kinda scared. We are hoping and praying that Charlie gets a match soon. We want him to get better ASAP! Please keep him in your prayers and please pray for encouragement at this time. This is a short post tonight but I will post more tomorrow. You all have a great Monday! Good night
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Day 51
Hi Everyone,
It's the weekend. Yay! Today me and my mom cleaned the apartment and said good bye to our first place. I'm happy that it's over with and don't have to worry about it anymore. Charlie had an ok day today. He had a headache and an upset stomach earlier, but is feeling better. Tonight Charlie and I had a nice date night. My mom watched little Charlie and we went to Outback. We love that place. I love getting out with Char and it gives us a moment to forget about his sickness. Not much going on today. We are just hanging out and spending time with little Charlie. Little Charlie's birthday is right around the corner. It's hard to believe that he will be 1. Charlie will most likely be in the hospital on the day of his birthday, so we are going to celebrate it early. Please keep Charlie in your prayers and please pray for healing. God has a perfect plan and a big picture for him. It's hard to understand why, but this is where faith comes in. We really appreciate the support and prayers during this time. I will write more tomorrow. Hope you all have a great Sunday! Good night
It's the weekend. Yay! Today me and my mom cleaned the apartment and said good bye to our first place. I'm happy that it's over with and don't have to worry about it anymore. Charlie had an ok day today. He had a headache and an upset stomach earlier, but is feeling better. Tonight Charlie and I had a nice date night. My mom watched little Charlie and we went to Outback. We love that place. I love getting out with Char and it gives us a moment to forget about his sickness. Not much going on today. We are just hanging out and spending time with little Charlie. Little Charlie's birthday is right around the corner. It's hard to believe that he will be 1. Charlie will most likely be in the hospital on the day of his birthday, so we are going to celebrate it early. Please keep Charlie in your prayers and please pray for healing. God has a perfect plan and a big picture for him. It's hard to understand why, but this is where faith comes in. We really appreciate the support and prayers during this time. I will write more tomorrow. Hope you all have a great Sunday! Good night
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Day 50
Hi Everyone,
Every day that I write the blog, I write what day it is. It's day 50 today and I can't believe it. Charlie has been undergoing treatment since June 10th. Even though it's been almost two months, it's hard to believe that Charlie is battling Leukemis. Charlie is fighting as hard as he can and will conquer in the end. Right now we are praying for a match for Charlie. It is very important that he gets a transplant due to his Philadelphia chromosome abnormality. Please pray for this. We will know more in the next couple of weeks if there is a match in the registry. Charlie is feeling ok today. He got out of the house for a little bit and enjoyed the fresh air. His neck has been bothering him all day. The neck pain is probably from lack of movement in the hospital. Today there was a cool article in Charlie's home town paper. His friend Cassie submitted an article and was published in the Lompoc Record. If you would like to check it out, I will post the link below. Cassie and Charlie's good friend Jenn are in the works of a fundraiser in California. They are so awesome for putting a fundraiser together. We are so blessed by everyones generosity. This week we will enjoy the company of Charlie and I will keep the updates coming. I hope you all enjoy your weekend.
Every day that I write the blog, I write what day it is. It's day 50 today and I can't believe it. Charlie has been undergoing treatment since June 10th. Even though it's been almost two months, it's hard to believe that Charlie is battling Leukemis. Charlie is fighting as hard as he can and will conquer in the end. Right now we are praying for a match for Charlie. It is very important that he gets a transplant due to his Philadelphia chromosome abnormality. Please pray for this. We will know more in the next couple of weeks if there is a match in the registry. Charlie is feeling ok today. He got out of the house for a little bit and enjoyed the fresh air. His neck has been bothering him all day. The neck pain is probably from lack of movement in the hospital. Today there was a cool article in Charlie's home town paper. His friend Cassie submitted an article and was published in the Lompoc Record. If you would like to check it out, I will post the link below. Cassie and Charlie's good friend Jenn are in the works of a fundraiser in California. They are so awesome for putting a fundraiser together. We are so blessed by everyones generosity. This week we will enjoy the company of Charlie and I will keep the updates coming. I hope you all enjoy your weekend.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Day 49
Hi Everyone,
As you all know, Charlie is home from the hospital. We are so happy that he is home now. Everyone seems to be a little down today. We are still bummed about the boys not being a match. We we so hopeful that our minds got us thinking that he would be at the City of Hope this month. It's so easy to feel discouraged, but we are going to get through it. The next step on our list is to find Charlie a match. They are in the process now looking on the registry to see if he has a match. We would be so greatful and happy if there was. We won't know for another two weeks. Charlies appointment got moved up to August 5th. We are hoping that Charlie will be home for Little Charlie's first birthday on August 19th. Right now we need prayer more than ever. Please pray for a match for Chalie, and please pray for us to be encouraged and hopeful. I know there are so many of you that would like to be tested. I'm not sure where you go to be tested, but I will find out more info. We will probably have a bone marrow drive to help Charlie find a match. Thank you for all of your continued prayers and love. Please keep it coming! We truly love you all!
As you all know, Charlie is home from the hospital. We are so happy that he is home now. Everyone seems to be a little down today. We are still bummed about the boys not being a match. We we so hopeful that our minds got us thinking that he would be at the City of Hope this month. It's so easy to feel discouraged, but we are going to get through it. The next step on our list is to find Charlie a match. They are in the process now looking on the registry to see if he has a match. We would be so greatful and happy if there was. We won't know for another two weeks. Charlies appointment got moved up to August 5th. We are hoping that Charlie will be home for Little Charlie's first birthday on August 19th. Right now we need prayer more than ever. Please pray for a match for Chalie, and please pray for us to be encouraged and hopeful. I know there are so many of you that would like to be tested. I'm not sure where you go to be tested, but I will find out more info. We will probably have a bone marrow drive to help Charlie find a match. Thank you for all of your continued prayers and love. Please keep it coming! We truly love you all!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Day 48
Hi Everyone,
Today wasn't the greatest day but it was at the same time. The good news first. Char got to come home today!! We are so happy to have him home. The bad news... The boys were not a bone marrow match. I thought I was prepared for the results to be a yes or no, but I wasn't. When Charlie told me I just broke down in tears. I feel so sad that they wernt a match but know that we will find Charlie a match very soon. They took more blood from Charlie to see if anyone in the bone marrow registry is a match. This could take a few weeks. Please be praying for that! I know most of the time I say that Charlie is doing good. Don't get me wrong. He is doing great, but he is definitely feeling a little down. He is hanging in there. Charlie will have to go back August 11th for a check up which will determine when he goes back for another round of chemo. We are all feeling a little down and sad that Charlie will not be getting a transplant as soon as we thought. It's so easy to get down and feel discouraged with all of this going on, but we gotta push through it. We all seem to be on edge, but this is when we have to take a step back and realize that we need to take things day by day. Please pray for Charlie and for all of us to relax a little. God has a big plan and a big picture. I am praying that in His time we will know. I pray for patience and encouragement right now. We love all of you and thank you for your prayers and daily encouragement. Until tomorrow, good night
Today wasn't the greatest day but it was at the same time. The good news first. Char got to come home today!! We are so happy to have him home. The bad news... The boys were not a bone marrow match. I thought I was prepared for the results to be a yes or no, but I wasn't. When Charlie told me I just broke down in tears. I feel so sad that they wernt a match but know that we will find Charlie a match very soon. They took more blood from Charlie to see if anyone in the bone marrow registry is a match. This could take a few weeks. Please be praying for that! I know most of the time I say that Charlie is doing good. Don't get me wrong. He is doing great, but he is definitely feeling a little down. He is hanging in there. Charlie will have to go back August 11th for a check up which will determine when he goes back for another round of chemo. We are all feeling a little down and sad that Charlie will not be getting a transplant as soon as we thought. It's so easy to get down and feel discouraged with all of this going on, but we gotta push through it. We all seem to be on edge, but this is when we have to take a step back and realize that we need to take things day by day. Please pray for Charlie and for all of us to relax a little. God has a big plan and a big picture. I am praying that in His time we will know. I pray for patience and encouragement right now. We love all of you and thank you for your prayers and daily encouragement. Until tomorrow, good night
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Day 47
Hi Everyone,
It's been a good day today. Charlie is most likely coming home tomorrow. Yay!! We are so excited. We are still waiting for the lab results as they have not come in yet, it has been two weeks. Please pray that one or them are a match. If they are not a match Charlie will have to return to the hospital for another round of chemo. Charlie is so happy to be coming home and has a positive attitude. I told him all about last night and how it was a big success. He gets so emotional hearing about how many people want to help and everyone that supports him. He is so lucky to have such great friends and family. We couldn't do this without you guys. Charlies counts are going up and is no longer neutropenic. Praise God! Please continue to pray for Charlie and for Gods healing hands to be placed upon him. I can't say thank you enough to all of you who support us! We love you all.
It's been a good day today. Charlie is most likely coming home tomorrow. Yay!! We are so excited. We are still waiting for the lab results as they have not come in yet, it has been two weeks. Please pray that one or them are a match. If they are not a match Charlie will have to return to the hospital for another round of chemo. Charlie is so happy to be coming home and has a positive attitude. I told him all about last night and how it was a big success. He gets so emotional hearing about how many people want to help and everyone that supports him. He is so lucky to have such great friends and family. We couldn't do this without you guys. Charlies counts are going up and is no longer neutropenic. Praise God! Please continue to pray for Charlie and for Gods healing hands to be placed upon him. I can't say thank you enough to all of you who support us! We love you all.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Day 46
Hi Everyone,
Today was an awesome day! Tonight was the spaghetti dinner at Macaroni Grill. There was an awesome turn out. The dinner was delicious and the company was great. We are so thankful for the Mac Grill Ohana to do this for us. We raised a lot of money that will help tremendously with medical expenses. Charlie is doing good today. I was able to get a spaghetti dinner to go and brought it to him at the hospital. He really enjoyed it. Charlie's counts are going up and could be home very soon. We are still waiting on the bone marrow results. We are so anxious to know. Charlie will be getting platelets tomorrow and possibly home on Wednesday. We thank you all so much for the suppport and for everyone who came tonight. We love you all!!!!
Today was an awesome day! Tonight was the spaghetti dinner at Macaroni Grill. There was an awesome turn out. The dinner was delicious and the company was great. We are so thankful for the Mac Grill Ohana to do this for us. We raised a lot of money that will help tremendously with medical expenses. Charlie is doing good today. I was able to get a spaghetti dinner to go and brought it to him at the hospital. He really enjoyed it. Charlie's counts are going up and could be home very soon. We are still waiting on the bone marrow results. We are so anxious to know. Charlie will be getting platelets tomorrow and possibly home on Wednesday. We thank you all so much for the suppport and for everyone who came tonight. We love you all!!!!
Day 45
Hello everyone
It's Charlie again,Whitney has been really busy this weekend so I thought I would help her with the blog. I hope everyone had a good weekend. I had a pretty boring one. Friday was my last dose of chemo for this cycle, it was injected in my back. So now all I have to do is wait for all my blood counts to go back up, so I can go home! I'm not going to write too much because Whitney likes to write this. I hope everyone has a great week. I thank each and everyone of you for the thoughts and prayers. See ya soon!
It's Charlie again,Whitney has been really busy this weekend so I thought I would help her with the blog. I hope everyone had a good weekend. I had a pretty boring one. Friday was my last dose of chemo for this cycle, it was injected in my back. So now all I have to do is wait for all my blood counts to go back up, so I can go home! I'm not going to write too much because Whitney likes to write this. I hope everyone has a great week. I thank each and everyone of you for the thoughts and prayers. See ya soon!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Day 44
Hi Everyone,
Today was moving day for us. It was a very busy day. I'm so tired! We were so blessed to have three professional movers help us do the move. They were so fast and had our place packed up in an hour. All we have to do now is clean the apartment. Since today was moving day Charlie spent the day by himself. I am now here with him catching up since I haven't seen him in a couple days. He is feeling ok today. He had a really bad headache earlier but has gotten better. Overall he is doing really well considering the chemo treatments. Charlie is feeling uncomfortable and wants to go home. It's hard to sit and lay in a hospital bed all day. Charlie's counts are really low and will have to go up significantly in order for him to come home. We are hoping he will be home by the weekend. I can't wait for all of us to be together again. We are so anxious to know the lab results this week. We are hoping and praying for good news. Just a reminder to everyone who bought a ticket for spaghetti night... It's this Monday. I am so excited to see you all. Thank you so much for the support! To anyone who couldn't make it but would like to donate and help, check out Laurens website. She is selling hats for a minimum $25 donation. Check out the website below. I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Until tomorrow, good night. http://allforcharlie.bbnow.org/
Today was moving day for us. It was a very busy day. I'm so tired! We were so blessed to have three professional movers help us do the move. They were so fast and had our place packed up in an hour. All we have to do now is clean the apartment. Since today was moving day Charlie spent the day by himself. I am now here with him catching up since I haven't seen him in a couple days. He is feeling ok today. He had a really bad headache earlier but has gotten better. Overall he is doing really well considering the chemo treatments. Charlie is feeling uncomfortable and wants to go home. It's hard to sit and lay in a hospital bed all day. Charlie's counts are really low and will have to go up significantly in order for him to come home. We are hoping he will be home by the weekend. I can't wait for all of us to be together again. We are so anxious to know the lab results this week. We are hoping and praying for good news. Just a reminder to everyone who bought a ticket for spaghetti night... It's this Monday. I am so excited to see you all. Thank you so much for the support! To anyone who couldn't make it but would like to donate and help, check out Laurens website. She is selling hats for a minimum $25 donation. Check out the website below. I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Until tomorrow, good night. http://allforcharlie.bbnow.org/
Day 43
Hi Everyone,
I didn't write much this morning so here is a little update about what's going on. Tonight I was unable to see Charlie at the hospital. I had to finish up packing the house. We are all ready for the move tomorrow. Charlie had a busy day today. He had a couple blood transfusions and had his spinal tap done as well. The procedure went well as planned. He is feeling pretty good and is getting a little more rest at night. He is looking forawrd to coming home and seeing little Charlie. Not too many updates at this time. Please continue to pray for healing for Charlie. I hope you all have a great weekend!
I didn't write much this morning so here is a little update about what's going on. Tonight I was unable to see Charlie at the hospital. I had to finish up packing the house. We are all ready for the move tomorrow. Charlie had a busy day today. He had a couple blood transfusions and had his spinal tap done as well. The procedure went well as planned. He is feeling pretty good and is getting a little more rest at night. He is looking forawrd to coming home and seeing little Charlie. Not too many updates at this time. Please continue to pray for healing for Charlie. I hope you all have a great weekend!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Day 42
Hi Everyone,
Happy Friday! It's finally the weekend. Hooray! I am writing the blog a day late. Yesterday Charlie had a good day. His rash seems to be slowly getting better and will hopefully be coming home in a week. Charlie is up bright and early this morning getting a platelet transfusion. He will also have his spinal tap done today as well. We still don't know the lab results for Brad and Jeff. We are waiting anxiously to know! Sorry this is a short post, but I will write more tonight. Hope you all have a great day!
Happy Friday! It's finally the weekend. Hooray! I am writing the blog a day late. Yesterday Charlie had a good day. His rash seems to be slowly getting better and will hopefully be coming home in a week. Charlie is up bright and early this morning getting a platelet transfusion. He will also have his spinal tap done today as well. We still don't know the lab results for Brad and Jeff. We are waiting anxiously to know! Sorry this is a short post, but I will write more tonight. Hope you all have a great day!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Day 41
Hi Everyone,
Happy Wednesday! Two days left and it's the weekend. Yay! This weekend for us will be a busy one. On Saturday we are moving back to Chuck and Karens house in Kapolei. We are so lucky to have two voluntary movers to help us out. Moving is a lot of work. Charlie is doing good today. He is still feeling down about things but is looking forward for this next week to go by. The doctor said he could possibly go home in ten days. We are still anxiously waiting for the bone marrow results. My mind races thinking about what's going to happen next. Please continue to pray for a match. If Brad nor Jeff are a match we will have to set up a bone marrow drive. I know there are so many of you that would want to be tested so I will keep you all posted. Charlie had a restless night again and didn't fall asleep until 5 this morning. Charlie feels burnt out and drained. He is still doing an amazing job. Keep it up Char! I am happy to report that we are sold out of spaghetti night tickets. It's going to be a great night. Thank you all for the support! We love the encouragement and prayers. Please continue to pray for Charlie during this time for strentgh and comfort. We love you all!!
Happy Wednesday! Two days left and it's the weekend. Yay! This weekend for us will be a busy one. On Saturday we are moving back to Chuck and Karens house in Kapolei. We are so lucky to have two voluntary movers to help us out. Moving is a lot of work. Charlie is doing good today. He is still feeling down about things but is looking forward for this next week to go by. The doctor said he could possibly go home in ten days. We are still anxiously waiting for the bone marrow results. My mind races thinking about what's going to happen next. Please continue to pray for a match. If Brad nor Jeff are a match we will have to set up a bone marrow drive. I know there are so many of you that would want to be tested so I will keep you all posted. Charlie had a restless night again and didn't fall asleep until 5 this morning. Charlie feels burnt out and drained. He is still doing an amazing job. Keep it up Char! I am happy to report that we are sold out of spaghetti night tickets. It's going to be a great night. Thank you all for the support! We love the encouragement and prayers. Please continue to pray for Charlie during this time for strentgh and comfort. We love you all!!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day 40
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a great day today. Charlie is still feeling the same and is now neutropenic. His white blood count has dropped to be very low. At this time everyone that comes in contact with him needs to be very careful. Washing hands and wearing a mask is a must. He is now starting to get his Neuprogen shots again to help raise his white blood counts. Charlie is thinking he may go home sooner than two weeks, but we will see. Right now we are waiting on the bone marrow results and praying they come back as a match. On Friday Charlie will have another spinal tap and may have to have more blood transfusions during the week. He is hanging in there and is ready for some good news to come his way. Right now Charlie is reading Lance Armstrongs book about his journey with testicular cancer. He has been reading a lot when he has trouble sleeping at night. He feels encouraged by the book and can really relate to it. Thank you all for your encouragement and help through this challenging time. I hope to report good news this week. We love you all! Until tomorrow, good night
Hope you all had a great day today. Charlie is still feeling the same and is now neutropenic. His white blood count has dropped to be very low. At this time everyone that comes in contact with him needs to be very careful. Washing hands and wearing a mask is a must. He is now starting to get his Neuprogen shots again to help raise his white blood counts. Charlie is thinking he may go home sooner than two weeks, but we will see. Right now we are waiting on the bone marrow results and praying they come back as a match. On Friday Charlie will have another spinal tap and may have to have more blood transfusions during the week. He is hanging in there and is ready for some good news to come his way. Right now Charlie is reading Lance Armstrongs book about his journey with testicular cancer. He has been reading a lot when he has trouble sleeping at night. He feels encouraged by the book and can really relate to it. Thank you all for your encouragement and help through this challenging time. I hope to report good news this week. We love you all! Until tomorrow, good night
Day 39
Hi Everyone,
It's day 39 and Charlie has finished his first week of the second round of chemo. Charlie is definitely feeling the side effects this time around. He isn't feeling sick, but is having a reaction to the chemo. His head and face is fully covered with a rash. The rash is sensitive and can be painful at times. Charlie is feeling a little down right now and is ready to go home. He is doing a great job though. Through all of this it is so easy to look at the negative things, but there are several good things happening right now. We are thankful Charlie hasn't been sick and has a good appetite. He is kicking cancers butt! This week we should know the results of the bone marrow tests. We are so anxious to know! Right now there is not much happening. Charlie just needs all the encouragement he can get. I admire his strentgh and courage through this battle. Keep it up Char! Please continue to pray for healing and encouragement. I will keep the updates coming and stay tuned to know more about how Char is doing. We love you all!!
It's day 39 and Charlie has finished his first week of the second round of chemo. Charlie is definitely feeling the side effects this time around. He isn't feeling sick, but is having a reaction to the chemo. His head and face is fully covered with a rash. The rash is sensitive and can be painful at times. Charlie is feeling a little down right now and is ready to go home. He is doing a great job though. Through all of this it is so easy to look at the negative things, but there are several good things happening right now. We are thankful Charlie hasn't been sick and has a good appetite. He is kicking cancers butt! This week we should know the results of the bone marrow tests. We are so anxious to know! Right now there is not much happening. Charlie just needs all the encouragement he can get. I admire his strentgh and courage through this battle. Keep it up Char! Please continue to pray for healing and encouragement. I will keep the updates coming and stay tuned to know more about how Char is doing. We love you all!!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Day 38
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a nice weekend. We had a busy two days. We packed up majority of the house and are ready to move back to Kapolei. I didn't spend much time at the hospital this weekend. Today we visited Charlie for lunch in the cafeteria. Little Charlie was happy to see his daddy and got to spend a good hour with him. This is really hard on Charlie not seeing little Charlie. We have to stay encouraged and know that this is only temporary. Charlie is still not feeling that great. He still has an outbreak of an acne like rash on his head and face. They have been giving him benedryl, but doesn't seem to help much. Charlie is feeling a little down, but still has an amazing attitude. His body is going through so many changes that it can be very self conscious at times. We are praying for good news this week in hopes that one of the boys are a match. Please continue to pray for that. Charlies counts are still very good and haven't gone down too much. He has approximately two weeks left in the hospital and is ready to go home already. We are starting to plan for his transplant and are starting to get an idea of what all is involved.We are so thankful for all of you that are helping us fund raise for this. We are looking forward to the spaghetti night at Macaroni Grill. We are all sold out of tickets! Thank you to all of you who have bought tickets and donated. We also have another fundraiser going on in the mainland. Charlies cousin Sara is going to be having an auction/raffle event in San Francisco. We are collecting items for this event and if any of you have anything that you would like to donate please let me know! We are so thankful for all of you! Please pray for Charlie tonight that he will be a little more comfortable and be able to get some much needed rest. We pray that his rash will subside and the swelling in his face and head will go down. We love you all! Until tomorrow, Good night.
Hope you all had a nice weekend. We had a busy two days. We packed up majority of the house and are ready to move back to Kapolei. I didn't spend much time at the hospital this weekend. Today we visited Charlie for lunch in the cafeteria. Little Charlie was happy to see his daddy and got to spend a good hour with him. This is really hard on Charlie not seeing little Charlie. We have to stay encouraged and know that this is only temporary. Charlie is still not feeling that great. He still has an outbreak of an acne like rash on his head and face. They have been giving him benedryl, but doesn't seem to help much. Charlie is feeling a little down, but still has an amazing attitude. His body is going through so many changes that it can be very self conscious at times. We are praying for good news this week in hopes that one of the boys are a match. Please continue to pray for that. Charlies counts are still very good and haven't gone down too much. He has approximately two weeks left in the hospital and is ready to go home already. We are starting to plan for his transplant and are starting to get an idea of what all is involved.We are so thankful for all of you that are helping us fund raise for this. We are looking forward to the spaghetti night at Macaroni Grill. We are all sold out of tickets! Thank you to all of you who have bought tickets and donated. We also have another fundraiser going on in the mainland. Charlies cousin Sara is going to be having an auction/raffle event in San Francisco. We are collecting items for this event and if any of you have anything that you would like to donate please let me know! We are so thankful for all of you! Please pray for Charlie tonight that he will be a little more comfortable and be able to get some much needed rest. We pray that his rash will subside and the swelling in his face and head will go down. We love you all! Until tomorrow, Good night.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Day 37
Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far. Charlie isn't feeling that great today. He woke up with a swollen face and has a rash all over his upper body. He is having an outbreak of acne all over his head and back. He says it's very uncomfortable and is sore and sensetive. The doctor came by and took a look at him and had no major concerns about it. They gave him benedryl in hopes for the swelling to go down. All of this could be a reaction from the chemo. Right now Charlie is feeling kinda down and wants all of this to be over with. There are so many new changes going on with his body that it becomes discouraging and annoying. Through all of this Charlie is doing a great job. All of his counts are normal and right where the doctors want them to be. We hope these next two weeks go by fast so Charlie can be home again. Tomorrow I will bring little Charlie to see his daddy. They both miss each other very much. We pray Charlie will get some rest tonight will feel better in the morning. Please pray for him :) we love you all. Until tomorrow, good night.
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far. Charlie isn't feeling that great today. He woke up with a swollen face and has a rash all over his upper body. He is having an outbreak of acne all over his head and back. He says it's very uncomfortable and is sore and sensetive. The doctor came by and took a look at him and had no major concerns about it. They gave him benedryl in hopes for the swelling to go down. All of this could be a reaction from the chemo. Right now Charlie is feeling kinda down and wants all of this to be over with. There are so many new changes going on with his body that it becomes discouraging and annoying. Through all of this Charlie is doing a great job. All of his counts are normal and right where the doctors want them to be. We hope these next two weeks go by fast so Charlie can be home again. Tomorrow I will bring little Charlie to see his daddy. They both miss each other very much. We pray Charlie will get some rest tonight will feel better in the morning. Please pray for him :) we love you all. Until tomorrow, good night.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Day 36
Hi Everyone,
Happy Friday!! The weekend is finally here. Yay! I am looking forward to spending time with little Charlie this weekend and hopefully can bring him to see his daddy. Charlie is doing good today. He had his spinal tap done earlier in the day and also had a blood transfusion. Both went very well. Charlie got a nice shower tonight and got his bedding changed. He is also free from his IV now and is no longer getting fluids. He still has his PICC line in and will stay in until he leaves. With no fluids being pumped in him, he will have to stay hydrated on his own. He has almost been in the hospital for a week. This time around the days seem to fly by. Charlie got a little more rest last night and will hopefully sleep well again tonight. We are still waiting anxiously to know if one of the boys are a match. We are praying that they are! We love all of you and thank you for the continuous prayers! Keep them coming. Hope you all have a great weekend. Until tomorrow, good night!
Happy Friday!! The weekend is finally here. Yay! I am looking forward to spending time with little Charlie this weekend and hopefully can bring him to see his daddy. Charlie is doing good today. He had his spinal tap done earlier in the day and also had a blood transfusion. Both went very well. Charlie got a nice shower tonight and got his bedding changed. He is also free from his IV now and is no longer getting fluids. He still has his PICC line in and will stay in until he leaves. With no fluids being pumped in him, he will have to stay hydrated on his own. He has almost been in the hospital for a week. This time around the days seem to fly by. Charlie got a little more rest last night and will hopefully sleep well again tonight. We are still waiting anxiously to know if one of the boys are a match. We are praying that they are! We love all of you and thank you for the continuous prayers! Keep them coming. Hope you all have a great weekend. Until tomorrow, good night!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Day 35
Hi Everyone,
It's the end of another day and almost the weekend. Charlie is doing good today. He is taking chemo like a champ. He hasn't been very sick and is happy that his body is tolerating it well. Tomorrow Charlie will have another spinal tap done. He will have one done every Friday until he leaves the hospital. The spinal tap is where the chemo is injected in his spine to prevent the cancer spreding to the brain and spine. He has been pumped with a heavy load of chemo these past days and will get a break shortly. Even when he is not gettimg the chemo through his IV, he still has to take the chemo pill. Charlie is still so positive and is keeping a great attitude. Right now the only thing he wants is rest. These past few nights have been rough and restless with constant interruptions. Hopefully he will be able to rest tonight. During this round of chemo the doctors advised Charlie to take more than one shower a day. The chemo will be exiting his pores this time and is good to get if off the body. Charlie has a hearty appetite and enjoyed some Mac Grill take out tonight for dinner. It definitely made him feel better and is much better than the hospital food. Please pray for Charlie tonight that he will get some rest and that his spinal tap goes well tomorrow. We love you all and you guys truly keep us going with all your prayers and thoughts. Have a great Friday everyone! Until tomorrow, good night.
It's the end of another day and almost the weekend. Charlie is doing good today. He is taking chemo like a champ. He hasn't been very sick and is happy that his body is tolerating it well. Tomorrow Charlie will have another spinal tap done. He will have one done every Friday until he leaves the hospital. The spinal tap is where the chemo is injected in his spine to prevent the cancer spreding to the brain and spine. He has been pumped with a heavy load of chemo these past days and will get a break shortly. Even when he is not gettimg the chemo through his IV, he still has to take the chemo pill. Charlie is still so positive and is keeping a great attitude. Right now the only thing he wants is rest. These past few nights have been rough and restless with constant interruptions. Hopefully he will be able to rest tonight. During this round of chemo the doctors advised Charlie to take more than one shower a day. The chemo will be exiting his pores this time and is good to get if off the body. Charlie has a hearty appetite and enjoyed some Mac Grill take out tonight for dinner. It definitely made him feel better and is much better than the hospital food. Please pray for Charlie tonight that he will get some rest and that his spinal tap goes well tomorrow. We love you all and you guys truly keep us going with all your prayers and thoughts. Have a great Friday everyone! Until tomorrow, good night.
Day 34
Hi Everyone,
It's Wednesday and we are half way through through the week. Yay! These weeks have been flying by. Charlie is on his second day of chemo and is starting to feel the side effects already. This morning he wasn't feeling too well, but is feeling much better now. He had another restless night and kept getting woken up by the nurses. The hospital is no place for rest. He is now getting eyedrops every four hours to help protect them from the chemo. Today Brad and Jeff got tested. The lab draw was very simple and we should have the results in about a week. Charlie also had a lab draw which is called HLA testing. All of these tests will determine the matching. We are praying and keeping our fingers crossed that one of the boys are a match. Charlie also had a behavioral health assessment today to make sure he is mentally ok for the transplant. He is definitely ok and has a great support team. We are learning more about the transplant process and are educating ourselves more. We are looking forward to knowing the details. Charlie is so overwhelmed by all of the support and love. We are so thankful for each and every one of you. The benefit dinner is such a success! We are almost sold out of tickets. It's going to be a fun night. Please continue to pray for Charlie as he is starting to feel sick and is not resting at night. We love you all!! Until tomorrow, good night.
It's Wednesday and we are half way through through the week. Yay! These weeks have been flying by. Charlie is on his second day of chemo and is starting to feel the side effects already. This morning he wasn't feeling too well, but is feeling much better now. He had another restless night and kept getting woken up by the nurses. The hospital is no place for rest. He is now getting eyedrops every four hours to help protect them from the chemo. Today Brad and Jeff got tested. The lab draw was very simple and we should have the results in about a week. Charlie also had a lab draw which is called HLA testing. All of these tests will determine the matching. We are praying and keeping our fingers crossed that one of the boys are a match. Charlie also had a behavioral health assessment today to make sure he is mentally ok for the transplant. He is definitely ok and has a great support team. We are learning more about the transplant process and are educating ourselves more. We are looking forward to knowing the details. Charlie is so overwhelmed by all of the support and love. We are so thankful for each and every one of you. The benefit dinner is such a success! We are almost sold out of tickets. It's going to be a fun night. Please continue to pray for Charlie as he is starting to feel sick and is not resting at night. We love you all!! Until tomorrow, good night.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Day 33
Hi Everyone,
Today we are back at the beginning. Charlie started his first day of chemo today and has 13 days left of treatment. Right now he is on an IV through his PICC line and is currently getting a big bag of neon yellow chemo. This bag will take 24 hours to complete. Last night he was up most of the night due to urine collections, vitals, shift changes and just the blah of being in the hospital. The doctors came in today with great news. His biopsy results came back and he now has less than 5 percent of cancer cells in his body. We are so happy with that news. When Charlie was first diagnosed with leukemia his cancer cells were at 98 percent. We are so pleased with the results of the first round of chemo. Praise God! Tomorrow is the day we have been waiting for. Brad and Jeff will be tested tomorrow to see if they are a match for Charlie. The test is a simple lab draw and shouldn't take long at all. We will have to wait a week until the results come back. Please pray that one of them are a match. Charlie would really like one of them to be... He has a funny feeling that Jeff will be. Charlie is doing good today. He Has a great attitude and still amazes me with his strength and determination. I would like to thank you all who have bought tickets to the spaghetti dinner. It's going to be a great night. You guys rock!! Please continue to pray for Charlie and for Gods healing hands to be laid upon him. Have a great night!! Until tomorrow :)
Today we are back at the beginning. Charlie started his first day of chemo today and has 13 days left of treatment. Right now he is on an IV through his PICC line and is currently getting a big bag of neon yellow chemo. This bag will take 24 hours to complete. Last night he was up most of the night due to urine collections, vitals, shift changes and just the blah of being in the hospital. The doctors came in today with great news. His biopsy results came back and he now has less than 5 percent of cancer cells in his body. We are so happy with that news. When Charlie was first diagnosed with leukemia his cancer cells were at 98 percent. We are so pleased with the results of the first round of chemo. Praise God! Tomorrow is the day we have been waiting for. Brad and Jeff will be tested tomorrow to see if they are a match for Charlie. The test is a simple lab draw and shouldn't take long at all. We will have to wait a week until the results come back. Please pray that one of them are a match. Charlie would really like one of them to be... He has a funny feeling that Jeff will be. Charlie is doing good today. He Has a great attitude and still amazes me with his strength and determination. I would like to thank you all who have bought tickets to the spaghetti dinner. It's going to be a great night. You guys rock!! Please continue to pray for Charlie and for Gods healing hands to be laid upon him. Have a great night!! Until tomorrow :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
Day 32
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a great Monday! Charlie's two weeks of freedom have come to an end. Charlie checked in today around one and was admitted to the hospitsl for a three week stay. He has a different room this time around. He is now in room 223 which is right in front of the nurses station and is still on the second floor. He has a nice view again of the Moanalua valleys and Tripler hospital. Tonight he will be pumped with fluids and start his chemotherapy in the morning. Tomorrow the doctors will see him and will hopefully have his bone marrow biopsy results. We are still so anxious to know the plan for Charlie and his transplant. This week we will know a lot more and hopefully start to organize and plan things. Coming back to the hospital today was a bitter sweet feeling. I want Charlie to get better but it stinks that he is at the hospital again. He came in today with a great attitude. All the nurses greeted him like he never left. Please continue to pray for him and this round of chemo. We pray that his body responds well and all kills all the cancerous cells. We love all the support and continuous prayers. To all of you who have bought dinner tickets, thank you!! If you need any more info email me. Until tomorrow, good night
Hope you all had a great Monday! Charlie's two weeks of freedom have come to an end. Charlie checked in today around one and was admitted to the hospitsl for a three week stay. He has a different room this time around. He is now in room 223 which is right in front of the nurses station and is still on the second floor. He has a nice view again of the Moanalua valleys and Tripler hospital. Tonight he will be pumped with fluids and start his chemotherapy in the morning. Tomorrow the doctors will see him and will hopefully have his bone marrow biopsy results. We are still so anxious to know the plan for Charlie and his transplant. This week we will know a lot more and hopefully start to organize and plan things. Coming back to the hospital today was a bitter sweet feeling. I want Charlie to get better but it stinks that he is at the hospital again. He came in today with a great attitude. All the nurses greeted him like he never left. Please continue to pray for him and this round of chemo. We pray that his body responds well and all kills all the cancerous cells. We love all the support and continuous prayers. To all of you who have bought dinner tickets, thank you!! If you need any more info email me. Until tomorrow, good night
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Day 31
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! Tomorrow we are all back to the work week and Charlie goes back to the hospital. He has enjoyed his two week break and is ready to get the next three weeks over with. This weekend we have been just lounging around and spending time with little Charlie. Hopefully Charlie will be able to see him more this time at the hospital. Since Charlie has been home he has been feeling good except for having daily headaches. He has a hearty appetite and is enjoying it while it lasts. Chemotherapy can cause him to have a depressed appetite and vomiting. We pray this round will be just like the last. He did very well last time and had a great outlook and attitude through it all. These next couple of weeks I will have more to write about and we will know more details about his transplant soon. During his stay at the hospital we will be moving back to Kapolei. Today we started packing boxes and are starting to do a little at a time. Moving is hard work!
We are so blessed to have friends and family that want to help. On July 25h (Monday) we will be having a benefit dinner for Charlie at Macaroni Grill. We are so thankful that they are doing this for us. All proceeds will go directly to Charlie to help with his medical bills and related expenses. The dinner is a set menu and tickets will be $18.00. The dinner includes bread, salad and the main dish will be spaghetti with meat sauce. The dinner will also include a non-alcoholic beverage of choice and a yummy desert to end the night. There are two times to attend. The times will be 5 and 7. If any of you are interested in buying a ticket to this event, please e-mail me at whitney7@hawaii.edu. Thank you all for your support and a big thanks to Chef Mike and Macaroni Grill for making this possible. You guys rock! Below is a pic of Char, no more hair! He looks great :)
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! Tomorrow we are all back to the work week and Charlie goes back to the hospital. He has enjoyed his two week break and is ready to get the next three weeks over with. This weekend we have been just lounging around and spending time with little Charlie. Hopefully Charlie will be able to see him more this time at the hospital. Since Charlie has been home he has been feeling good except for having daily headaches. He has a hearty appetite and is enjoying it while it lasts. Chemotherapy can cause him to have a depressed appetite and vomiting. We pray this round will be just like the last. He did very well last time and had a great outlook and attitude through it all. These next couple of weeks I will have more to write about and we will know more details about his transplant soon. During his stay at the hospital we will be moving back to Kapolei. Today we started packing boxes and are starting to do a little at a time. Moving is hard work!
We are so blessed to have friends and family that want to help. On July 25h (Monday) we will be having a benefit dinner for Charlie at Macaroni Grill. We are so thankful that they are doing this for us. All proceeds will go directly to Charlie to help with his medical bills and related expenses. The dinner is a set menu and tickets will be $18.00. The dinner includes bread, salad and the main dish will be spaghetti with meat sauce. The dinner will also include a non-alcoholic beverage of choice and a yummy desert to end the night. There are two times to attend. The times will be 5 and 7. If any of you are interested in buying a ticket to this event, please e-mail me at whitney7@hawaii.edu. Thank you all for your support and a big thanks to Chef Mike and Macaroni Grill for making this possible. You guys rock! Below is a pic of Char, no more hair! He looks great :)
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Day 30
Hi Everyone,
We are at the thirty day mark since Charlie started his treatment. He will soon be going back to the hospital to start his 3 week treatment. Today we enjoyed a nice pinic at the park and relaxed the rest of the day. Not too much to write today about Charlie. He is doing good and hanging in there. These past two weeks have flown by faster than I wanted it to. Tomorrow is his last day being home. With that said I am going to spend as much time as possible with him. Until tomorrow, good night.
We are at the thirty day mark since Charlie started his treatment. He will soon be going back to the hospital to start his 3 week treatment. Today we enjoyed a nice pinic at the park and relaxed the rest of the day. Not too much to write today about Charlie. He is doing good and hanging in there. These past two weeks have flown by faster than I wanted it to. Tomorrow is his last day being home. With that said I am going to spend as much time as possible with him. Until tomorrow, good night.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Day 29
Hi Everyone,
T.G.I.F!! Hope you all had a great week and have some fun plans instore for the weekend. Tomorrow we are headed to the park and beach for some family time. We are going to enjoy these last couple of days with Charlie while he is out of the hospital. Charlie has been doing good these past couple weeks. The main thing that has been bothering him is constant headaches. The headaches are from the chemo pill that he has been taking. Charlie doesn't want to go back to he hospital, but wants to get it over with at the same time. During this round of chemo they will be using different medications than the last and will be a little more harsh on his body. Charlie is getting prepared for the three week stay and knows what to expect this time. They will be testing the brothers very shortly to see if one of them are a match. We have had so many people ask to be tested if one of them are not a match. We thank you guys so much for volunteering! I will let you all know as soon as possible the details about getting tested if they are not a match. We are so overwhelmed by all your support. We are so anxious to know more about the transplant. Charlie has been reading a lot about the transplant process. He is getting very educated about everything. We are aware that it is going to be a long journey that is emotionally and physically draining. His insurance does not cover all costs for the transplant. We will need to pay for airfare, food, and housing for three months and some other things here and there. The bottom line is that it is going to cost a lot of money. Tonight we became aware of a special dinner that will be held July 25th at Macaroni Grill to help raise money. I don't have too many detail at the time about the dinner, but I will keep you all posted. We thank you for all of the support and prayers! We are so blessed to have such good friends and family. We love you all!!
T.G.I.F!! Hope you all had a great week and have some fun plans instore for the weekend. Tomorrow we are headed to the park and beach for some family time. We are going to enjoy these last couple of days with Charlie while he is out of the hospital. Charlie has been doing good these past couple weeks. The main thing that has been bothering him is constant headaches. The headaches are from the chemo pill that he has been taking. Charlie doesn't want to go back to he hospital, but wants to get it over with at the same time. During this round of chemo they will be using different medications than the last and will be a little more harsh on his body. Charlie is getting prepared for the three week stay and knows what to expect this time. They will be testing the brothers very shortly to see if one of them are a match. We have had so many people ask to be tested if one of them are not a match. We thank you guys so much for volunteering! I will let you all know as soon as possible the details about getting tested if they are not a match. We are so overwhelmed by all your support. We are so anxious to know more about the transplant. Charlie has been reading a lot about the transplant process. He is getting very educated about everything. We are aware that it is going to be a long journey that is emotionally and physically draining. His insurance does not cover all costs for the transplant. We will need to pay for airfare, food, and housing for three months and some other things here and there. The bottom line is that it is going to cost a lot of money. Tonight we became aware of a special dinner that will be held July 25th at Macaroni Grill to help raise money. I don't have too many detail at the time about the dinner, but I will keep you all posted. We thank you for all of the support and prayers! We are so blessed to have such good friends and family. We love you all!!
Day 28
Hi Everyone,
I am happy to report that I am all better and Charlie is back home. Yay! I hope to spend as much time as possible with him. He goes back to the hospital on Monday already. Right now we are still waiting for his bone marrow biopsy results. We are praying that the chemo worked and that his prognosis is good. The doctors are very optimistic about Charlie. He is young and healthy and can beat this cancer! Charlie still needs to post pictures of his hats. To all of you who sent him one, thank you!! He loves getting them in the mail. Not much to write today but will update more tomorrow. Hope you all have a happy Friday!
I am happy to report that I am all better and Charlie is back home. Yay! I hope to spend as much time as possible with him. He goes back to the hospital on Monday already. Right now we are still waiting for his bone marrow biopsy results. We are praying that the chemo worked and that his prognosis is good. The doctors are very optimistic about Charlie. He is young and healthy and can beat this cancer! Charlie still needs to post pictures of his hats. To all of you who sent him one, thank you!! He loves getting them in the mail. Not much to write today but will update more tomorrow. Hope you all have a happy Friday!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Day 27
Hi Everyone,
It's Wednesday and we are half way through the week. Charlie had his bone marrow biopsy done today. The procedure went well as planned and should have the results in about two days. Things are starting to fall into place and a plan is in the making. Charlie found out today that he will be returning to the hospital on Monday, July 11th. His hospital stay will be the same as the last. He will be going through another round of chemo and is expected to stay another three weeks. Charlie isn't too thrilled about returning to the hospital, but it ready to start getting better. I am looking forward to spending the weekend with him. I am feeling much better and will soon be able to see Charlie. I got to see him on Monday but didn't last too long as he had to go to the hospital. I am so happy that he is ok and did not have to stay. Charlie is still so positive and is loving the hats that he has received. He is going to be styling at the hospital. I hope these next couple of days go by really slow so I can soak up as much hospital free time with Charlie.
I have to admit that this past month has been rough for me. I feel like one thing after the other keeps happening. When it rains, it pours. I feel like God is testing my faith in Him. Yesterday on my way to work I fell face first on the concrete and got hurt pretty bad. I had a bloody nose and scratches all on the front of my body. There was no one around to help me when it happened, and I just laid there in tears asking why. WHY? WHY? WHY? Why is all of this happening to me? I could lay there for hours and ask, but I would never get an answer. As soon as I was at my worst and lacking faith, I received great news today. God started to pour on the blessings. During these times we can get so discouraged and look at the bad things and ask why...but today I realized that God really does have a perfect plan for us, and even if we don't understand it at the moment, he knows best and will show us what he has in store. It's so easy to look at the bad in situations, but I feel that it's time for me to look at the good. Charlie is going to get through this. Thank you all who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. We are so blessed to have you all. I want to thank Lauren (Charlie's cousin) for creating a donation site. The hats are awesome that you designed and we really appreciate your time and effort. If you all havent heard already, there is a donation site for Charlie. At this site if you donate 25 dollars or more, you get a hat. If you would like to help, the website is http://www.allforcharlie.bbnow.org/ Check it out! We love you all!!
It's Wednesday and we are half way through the week. Charlie had his bone marrow biopsy done today. The procedure went well as planned and should have the results in about two days. Things are starting to fall into place and a plan is in the making. Charlie found out today that he will be returning to the hospital on Monday, July 11th. His hospital stay will be the same as the last. He will be going through another round of chemo and is expected to stay another three weeks. Charlie isn't too thrilled about returning to the hospital, but it ready to start getting better. I am looking forward to spending the weekend with him. I am feeling much better and will soon be able to see Charlie. I got to see him on Monday but didn't last too long as he had to go to the hospital. I am so happy that he is ok and did not have to stay. Charlie is still so positive and is loving the hats that he has received. He is going to be styling at the hospital. I hope these next couple of days go by really slow so I can soak up as much hospital free time with Charlie.
I have to admit that this past month has been rough for me. I feel like one thing after the other keeps happening. When it rains, it pours. I feel like God is testing my faith in Him. Yesterday on my way to work I fell face first on the concrete and got hurt pretty bad. I had a bloody nose and scratches all on the front of my body. There was no one around to help me when it happened, and I just laid there in tears asking why. WHY? WHY? WHY? Why is all of this happening to me? I could lay there for hours and ask, but I would never get an answer. As soon as I was at my worst and lacking faith, I received great news today. God started to pour on the blessings. During these times we can get so discouraged and look at the bad things and ask why...but today I realized that God really does have a perfect plan for us, and even if we don't understand it at the moment, he knows best and will show us what he has in store. It's so easy to look at the bad in situations, but I feel that it's time for me to look at the good. Charlie is going to get through this. Thank you all who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. We are so blessed to have you all. I want to thank Lauren (Charlie's cousin) for creating a donation site. The hats are awesome that you designed and we really appreciate your time and effort. If you all havent heard already, there is a donation site for Charlie. At this site if you donate 25 dollars or more, you get a hat. If you would like to help, the website is http://www.allforcharlie.bbnow.org/ Check it out! We love you all!!
Day 26
Hello everyone,
Hi, it's me, Charlie. Whitney wasn't feeling too well so she asked me to write the blog tonight. I hope everyone had a good 4th. I ended up at th ER last night. The doc tested for a blood clot because my heart rate was high and I had slight fever. All the test results came back negative, so I'm good. I met with a social worker today to get more information on the transplant at the city of hope. She gave us a lot of good info on what to expect in the next few months. Tomorrow I have a bone marrow biopsy with my oncologist,the same one that found my cancer. I have mixed feelings on this biopsy, it's uncomfortable and a little painful but on the other hand I need it done to see where my cancer cells are at right now, so we can get a better idea on when the transplant can actually happen. So that's what's going on with me right now. I really hope Whitney feels better really soon. She deserves to feel better, she works really hard. And I miss my little bambino!! I'm enjoying being out of the hospital, but want to get the next round of chemo out of the way. I'm also really stoked on all the hats I've been receiving so far. I promise I will start posting pictures of them all on Facebook as soon as I can. Thank you all for your support and love and prayers. I love you all. Have a great day.
Hi, it's me, Charlie. Whitney wasn't feeling too well so she asked me to write the blog tonight. I hope everyone had a good 4th. I ended up at th ER last night. The doc tested for a blood clot because my heart rate was high and I had slight fever. All the test results came back negative, so I'm good. I met with a social worker today to get more information on the transplant at the city of hope. She gave us a lot of good info on what to expect in the next few months. Tomorrow I have a bone marrow biopsy with my oncologist,the same one that found my cancer. I have mixed feelings on this biopsy, it's uncomfortable and a little painful but on the other hand I need it done to see where my cancer cells are at right now, so we can get a better idea on when the transplant can actually happen. So that's what's going on with me right now. I really hope Whitney feels better really soon. She deserves to feel better, she works really hard. And I miss my little bambino!! I'm enjoying being out of the hospital, but want to get the next round of chemo out of the way. I'm also really stoked on all the hats I've been receiving so far. I promise I will start posting pictures of them all on Facebook as soon as I can. Thank you all for your support and love and prayers. I love you all. Have a great day.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Day 25
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a fun and safe fourth of July. Right now I am sending an urgent prayer request out. Charlie is in the ER due to having a fever. This past week I have been sick and he caught my cold. Please pray for him that nothing is seriosuly wrong and for his body to fight this cold. He is having a CT and chest X-ray right now. I will keep you all updated but please pray for healing for Charlie and for comfort. He is frustrated and annoyed that he is back in the ER and also feels scared. Thank you all for your prayers!
Hope you all had a fun and safe fourth of July. Right now I am sending an urgent prayer request out. Charlie is in the ER due to having a fever. This past week I have been sick and he caught my cold. Please pray for him that nothing is seriosuly wrong and for his body to fight this cold. He is having a CT and chest X-ray right now. I will keep you all updated but please pray for healing for Charlie and for comfort. He is frustrated and annoyed that he is back in the ER and also feels scared. Thank you all for your prayers!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Day 24
Hi Everyone,
I can't believe the weekend is over! Thankfully I have tomorrow off and can rest some more. I hope to be feeling better tomorrow so I can go to family BBQ. Little Charlie went over today and will spend the night as well. I want Charlie to spend as much time as possible with little Charlie because when he goes back to the hospital visiting will be limited. Charlie is loving being free from the hospital. He has been going out everyday doing a little something here and there. I am dreading the day he has to go back, but am happy to start the journey of getting Charlie better. I haven't seen him in a couple days, but he is almost completely bald. He has been wearing hats around and is excited to see what other hats come in the mail. He will be posting pictures on facebook of him in the hats. Theres not much to post today, but wanted to write and give a quick update. I hope you all enjoy your Fourth of July!
I can't believe the weekend is over! Thankfully I have tomorrow off and can rest some more. I hope to be feeling better tomorrow so I can go to family BBQ. Little Charlie went over today and will spend the night as well. I want Charlie to spend as much time as possible with little Charlie because when he goes back to the hospital visiting will be limited. Charlie is loving being free from the hospital. He has been going out everyday doing a little something here and there. I am dreading the day he has to go back, but am happy to start the journey of getting Charlie better. I haven't seen him in a couple days, but he is almost completely bald. He has been wearing hats around and is excited to see what other hats come in the mail. He will be posting pictures on facebook of him in the hats. Theres not much to post today, but wanted to write and give a quick update. I hope you all enjoy your Fourth of July!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Day 23
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all are enjoying your weekend so far. Charlie is still in Kapolei since I am still sick. I wish I could say that I am feeling better, but I am almost feeling worse. This is a nasty cold. I am praying that I get better soon because I really want to spend time with Charlie. Today Chuck shaved his head! He is officially bald. Since Chuck did it, I am very tempted to do it as well. Charlie got more hats in the mail today. He is pretty stoked on the hats he is receiving. He said he will post pictures of him wearing them on facebook. Lauren, Charlies cousin started a pretty cool website for donations for Charlie. I will post the link at the bottom of the page. On the website there are two hat designs that she created. If you donate 25 dollars of more, she will mail you the hat of your choice. All proceeds go to Charlie. Thanks Lauren!
It's been almost a month since we found out that Charlie had cancer. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I am so thankful that my mom is here helping me with little Charlie. I couldn't do it without her. We are getting ready to move back to Kapolei and I am so grateful that we can stay with Charlie's parents. Our parents are the best! Not too many updates at this time about Charlie. He is feeling great and hanging in there. We have at least one more week left until Charlie goes back to the hospital. Please pray for healing for me so I can see Charlie again. Here are some pictures of some hats Charlie got in the mail. Also click on the link below to check out the hat website that Lauren designed. Your donations are really appreciated!!
Here is Lauren's hat. It's also available in white! To get one to go: http://www.allforcharlie.bbnow.org/
Hope you all are enjoying your weekend so far. Charlie is still in Kapolei since I am still sick. I wish I could say that I am feeling better, but I am almost feeling worse. This is a nasty cold. I am praying that I get better soon because I really want to spend time with Charlie. Today Chuck shaved his head! He is officially bald. Since Chuck did it, I am very tempted to do it as well. Charlie got more hats in the mail today. He is pretty stoked on the hats he is receiving. He said he will post pictures of him wearing them on facebook. Lauren, Charlies cousin started a pretty cool website for donations for Charlie. I will post the link at the bottom of the page. On the website there are two hat designs that she created. If you donate 25 dollars of more, she will mail you the hat of your choice. All proceeds go to Charlie. Thanks Lauren!
It's been almost a month since we found out that Charlie had cancer. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I am so thankful that my mom is here helping me with little Charlie. I couldn't do it without her. We are getting ready to move back to Kapolei and I am so grateful that we can stay with Charlie's parents. Our parents are the best! Not too many updates at this time about Charlie. He is feeling great and hanging in there. We have at least one more week left until Charlie goes back to the hospital. Please pray for healing for me so I can see Charlie again. Here are some pictures of some hats Charlie got in the mail. Also click on the link below to check out the hat website that Lauren designed. Your donations are really appreciated!!
Here is Lauren's hat. It's also available in white! To get one to go: http://www.allforcharlie.bbnow.org/
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| From My Mom |
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| From Aunt Linda and Greg |
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| The Phillies Even Sent Charlie A Hat! |
Friday, July 1, 2011
Day 22
Hi Everyone,
Happy Friday!! It's going to be a nice three day weekend. The only down side to it is that me and little Charlie are sick. I have a horrible cough and don't feel all that great. Charlie has gone to Kapolei to stay at his parents house until we are better. I am so frustrated because out of all times to be sick it has to be right now. I am going to rest and drink lots of fluids and hope it's gone by this weekend. Right now Charlie needs to stay healthy and avoid sickness. Please for for us and that Charlie will remain healthy. Today Charlie got his first batch of hats in the mail. I am waiting for him to send me pictures of them. I will probably post them in tomorrow blog. He is so happy that Jenn came up with this hat party idea. It's so nice of all of you to send him hats! Charlie isn't too upset that he is losing his hair, but he doesn't like it. I volunteered to shave my head to make him feel better so he is not the only bald one...but he said no. I was hoping that he would say yes because Karen made a promise that if I did it, she would too. I really wanted her to shave her head! Charlie is handling all of this very well. There are so many changes going on with his body that it can be a little discouraging at times. I give Charlie so much credit for being so strong and positive through this battle. I know he feels like everyone is staring at him wherever her goes. Truth is, no would know just by looking at him that he has cancer. He is still the same ol' Charlie. Right now there are donation sites and fundrasing sites that the family has started. In tomorrows post I will provide links to the websites and where you can donate if any of you want to. We thank you all again for the outpouring of love and support. You guys really do rock. We love you all!
Happy Friday!! It's going to be a nice three day weekend. The only down side to it is that me and little Charlie are sick. I have a horrible cough and don't feel all that great. Charlie has gone to Kapolei to stay at his parents house until we are better. I am so frustrated because out of all times to be sick it has to be right now. I am going to rest and drink lots of fluids and hope it's gone by this weekend. Right now Charlie needs to stay healthy and avoid sickness. Please for for us and that Charlie will remain healthy. Today Charlie got his first batch of hats in the mail. I am waiting for him to send me pictures of them. I will probably post them in tomorrow blog. He is so happy that Jenn came up with this hat party idea. It's so nice of all of you to send him hats! Charlie isn't too upset that he is losing his hair, but he doesn't like it. I volunteered to shave my head to make him feel better so he is not the only bald one...but he said no. I was hoping that he would say yes because Karen made a promise that if I did it, she would too. I really wanted her to shave her head! Charlie is handling all of this very well. There are so many changes going on with his body that it can be a little discouraging at times. I give Charlie so much credit for being so strong and positive through this battle. I know he feels like everyone is staring at him wherever her goes. Truth is, no would know just by looking at him that he has cancer. He is still the same ol' Charlie. Right now there are donation sites and fundrasing sites that the family has started. In tomorrows post I will provide links to the websites and where you can donate if any of you want to. We thank you all again for the outpouring of love and support. You guys really do rock. We love you all!
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