London's Run coming up

So, we got to come home from the hospital the next day after Troy received his blood transfusion and IGIV (antibodies) to boost his immune system. Once that was completed we were able to come home. The cat scan showed he does have a sinus infection so he is on an antibiotic for that along with zyrtec for decongestion. These two drugs on top of all the others which is throwing me off a little bit. They will check his IGG level again in about a month and a half to make sure it is looking good. We have made it through half of our first phase of maintenance and things haven’t been too bad. Only 1 fever is something I have to feel lucky about. Once he gets over this sinus infection and we get his numbers looking better maintenance should be a lot better. He continues to take all his medicines and go to the clinic like it is just part of his life. Troy never fights us to take his medicine and sometimes when I get my shoes on to go somewhere he will ask, ”Mom are we going to the doctor?” How sad, but it is what it is. We are all still adjusting but life is going great.

So, I am soooooo excited for London’s Run coming up next weekend on SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2ND. The Solomon family, here is Queen Creek, lost their beautiful daughter London to Leukemia and started this run. They have turned their heartache and sorrow into inspiration and hope for others struggling with cancer. I want to send a personal invitation to all those reading Troy’s blog. Please, please come and be part of this event. Even if you are not a runner there are so many activities to do, even for children. Just coming by to donate blood/platelets would be awesome. I know that when we do service for others our problems seem less important. If you haven’t had a chance yet click on the link up in the right corner for London’s Run or just go to http://www.londonsrun.org/ to see all the awesome events going on that day.

Here are some of them:

Running, ½ marathon, 10K, or 2 mile fun run/walk
Breakfast & BBQ lunch ($5 per individual, $20 per family)
Kids Corner (Free)
Mechanical Bull (SWEET!!)
Silent Auction (awesome items up for auction, check them out at the london’s run website)
London’s Ride (equestrian trail ride)
Blood Drive (don’t forget your driver’s license)


Seriously, this is going to be an amazing day and we are so grateful to the Solomon family and everyone who has taken the time to put this event together. We truly feel honored to be a part of it.

Short stay in hospital

Yesterday Troy was admitted to the hospital for a short stay of 23 hours for a fever. His red blood counts are down so they will give him a blood transfusion. The doctors also did an IGG test (a component of your immune system) which was also down so he will have another transfusion of antibodies to boost that number back up. They also want to get a cat scan of his sinus area and a chest x-ray to see if anything is going on since he has had an ongoing cold. All of this should help him feel better since yesterday he felt like crap and threw up all over on the way to the clinic. So, hopefully by this evening we should be able to go home and Troy will be feeling better. He is in good spirits and had no qualms about going back to the hospital. Wish the same could be said for Chris and I. We know we have been so lucky to not have any major problems for this entire 7 months. I count my blessing daily and know how blessed I am. Still, it is difficult to go back to the place where it all began. I remember every detail of that time and what a whirlwind of emotions that was. Luckily, the nurses are still amazing and knowing it is just a short stay makes things easier. Thanks to my Jay Circle sisters (Holly and Heidi) and Holly B. for taking on my kids at the drop of a hat. We appreciate you so much and are thankful we live so close. Thanks to everyone for your support and concern.