Cure 4 Jack

Today we busted out of CHOP, just in the nic of time. Jack is an absolute terror. He doesn't like being there anymore, so he has become very angry and takes massive tantrums - I have the scratch marks to prove it. So anyway, sorry for not updating, I was having some difficulties with my laptop (it's obsolete) and Jack was giving me a hard time whenever I tried to leave the room.

Since last Wednesday this is what happened, on Thursday the GI doctors decided to have Jack get an x-ray to see if they could see anything strange going on around his gut. From there they decided to have Jack get an upper GI to make sure that he doesn't have any obstructions to be able to give him the go-lytely flush (that's an oxy-moron cause it doesn't go so lightly...). So, needless to say, we waited out the weekend for Jack to get his endoscopy and colonoscopy on Monday. While the doc's were looking inside Jack they were able to get biopsies which we should be getting some results tomorrow. His gut is definitely inflammed but the biopsies will hopefully determine what is causing this. There are so many factors that have to be considered so nothing is being changed until those results come. They weren't surprised at what they saw. Jack's gut is pretty raw. He definitely has some ulcers and an "inflamatory bowel"-like issues. Again, once the results are in we will know better.

We got home late this afternoon and Jack is still not really up to his old tricks yet, but I'm sure they're not far to come. He's lost 3 pounds and he looks really frail. So my job this week is to fatten him up. I am determined to do my absolute best in doing so. Please pray really hard tonight that the biospies do not show anything really serious and that Jack's gut just really needs time to heal. I know his new immune system is only almost 3 months old and Rome wasn't built in a day. Faith has brought us this far, I'm sure faith will carry us through. Thanks for all the knocks, crosses and prayers, keep them coming.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) Thirty-second President of the USA.