Finding Stability
December 8, 2008
Steph continues to monitor Cody’s bedside. Cody has some setbacks, his numbers are bouncing around, his blood work is acidic, they take him off the ice, put him back on the ice, change his meds. He stabilizes. He gets another CT scan. His eyes respond to light, he has some local response to pain. Aunt Laurie arrives for more support.
We learn the likely candidates are leukemia, lymphoma and some type of fast growing malignant tumor. How could Cody have played an entire football season without any impact? He’s stronger than an ox, he will prevail again.
His CT scan comes back clean. This is good news, but still doesn’t tell us the extent of any damage, it only tells us there is not negative results. Good news, nonetheless.
Kelly and I force Steph to leave his bedside for the first time. She’s back within a few hours. Gram and Pop arrive from NY.
Cody gets a bone marrow sample taken to try to determine what the mass might be and how to tackle it.
By 9pm, it is decided that Cody needs to rest. No more talking to him, no more touching him, just some peace from all the interaction. We are certain he will be yelling at all of us in no time for too much touching, talking in his year, kissing him incessantly.
Steph wants to make sure that you kiss your children, RIGHT NOW! That you express your love, that you blow off the little things in life, that you take advantage of the present moment.
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