Kenny Update--June 30th

Jess drove Kenny to the CCU tournament on Friday after Proton treatment and he enjoyed it. 

~Ken and Jo~

Kenny Update – June 26th

Not in any particular order - 14 hours – 450 miles – 2 states – 1 Proton Treatment – 2 doctor visits – Mc D – Wendy’s – 1 road kill squirrel – 2 gas tank fill ups = long day.
The surgical site is healing extremely well.

Both doctor visits had good reports. We need to have new MRI performed 2 weeks after proton treatment has finished and another trip to OSU in 2 months. There is a rumor that Kenny MAY see the Cincinnati Bible Bowl tournament Friday after Proton treatment.

~Ken and Jo~

Kenny Update – June 21st

Kenny is doing well. Proton treatment is continuing every weekday. We just met with the Proton doctor and based on this week’s updates the treatment is going great.

The chemo treatments were suspended this week due to low blood counts on Monday but a new blood draw this morning show the counts returning to more normal levels. The concern is if the counts get too low that Kenny could be hospitalized with a fever, infection or could affect the treatment effectiveness. This is a balancing act that the doctors have to perform between the 2 treatments and is not totally unexpected. Proton therapy is the priority of all of Kenny’s cancer treatment and everything else is secondary.

Next Tuesday is going to be an extremely busy day for us. Kenny will be getting Proton treatment very early in the morning and then we are heading to OSU in Columbus, OH for 2 afternoon appointments. We will be returning home that evening. If all goes well I should still be heading to the CCU tournament in Cincinnati on Wednesday. The interstate between home and parts of Ohio are starting to become very familiar.

Prayer request
Continued protection from the cancer treatment but an effective battle to destroy the cancer cells
Time management and balance of activities
Kenny gets his school work completed

Praises
Continued provisions that we are constantly seeing
How well Kenny’s continues to do

 

~Ken and Jo~

Kenny Update – June 14th

Kenny is getting his chemo right as I am typing this and has 13 Proton treatments completed as of this morning. They have re-dosed his anti-nausea meds and moved the time he takes them. He has been keeping food down all this week without issue. He looks and feels much better than when I left for Cincinnati. He has had chemo at the Dr office earlier this week and is back to getting chemo at home starting today. Today was doctor-patient-parent weekly reviews at the Proton Center. There has been ZERO tumor growth or swelling since the start of treatment. He still has some double vision that has returned but no headaches or any signs of negative side effects. 

Thank you for your continued prayers! 

~Ken and Jo~

Kenny Update--June 10th

Kenny had an off chemo week last week and has had severe nausea. His meds have been changed at the end of the week and it has improved his ability to keep food down this weekend. Due to the problems that he has over the last week he will be having Chemo as outpatient for the first few days for this next cycle so he can be monitored. His weight is down and Jo has high protein milkshakes following him around. So the schedule for him is proton treatments continue M- F and Chemo restarts tomorrow for an M – F for 2 weeks on / 1 week off.

~Ken and Jo~

Kenny Update--June 3rd

Kenny has completed two weeks of chemo and 3 days of proton treatments as of Friday. This week he will have one week off chemo treatments to let him recover but proton will continue. He had a lot of nausea and has been very tired the last few days. He has lost some weight this week so Jo is back pushing milkshakes under his nose as often as possible. It has been a rough 4 days for him but all in all he is doing great and is still smiling even if it is forced sometimes.

We meet with the proton doctor Thursday and he said that Kenny was a model patient with the treatments. In discussing some of his returning symptoms we were told that it will be weeks or months before they will know if the proton treatment worked. The tumor may swell as it dies off or it could grow if the treatment is not successful. The only way that it can be determined is if they surgically open him up to see. What we walked away with is there is probably going to be an increase in the original symptoms over the next few weeks.

Bible Bowl tournaments are starting this week so it may be a while before I am able to post updates. I hope to see a few of you at KCU and Beginner Nationals over the next week.

Prayer concerns
Kenny is able to recover from the chemo this week
Protection from the side effects of proton treatment and chemo
Patience – not one of my strong suites
4 Bible Bowl tournaments in 6 weeks

Praises
We are finally in Proton therapy
The technology that is available this day and age to combat cancer

Thank you for your continued prayers!

 

~Ken and Jo~