Monthly Archives: August 2016

Not the news we were hoping for.  But also not a surprise.  Eli has typhlitis.  There is inflammation in his bowel.  This will be treated with antibiotics, fluids, IV nutrition to allow “gut rest” to continue, pain medication to keep him … Continue reading →

After spending Friday getting platelets, Saturday in the ER due to medication error and sticky lines, on Sunday very early in the morning, Eli was admitted for fever/low counts. Looks like he’ll be here for a bit as we figure … Continue reading →

48 hours after coming home from surgery, we are back here at CHW for Chemo round 5.
The good news: Eli’s surgery went really well so everyone (surgery & oncology) felt that he is strong enough to begin chemo today. Just … Continue reading →