Wednesday, March 07, 2007

We came home around lunchtime on Saturday and Ryan wanted a happy meal from McDonald's on the way home so we stopped. He ended up wanting a happy meal the next three days in a row so that's what he got. We are in the strange parenting position of wanting our child to eat more fattening food to gain weight instead of eating vegetables and fruit. Last night at dinner was a little surreal when Ryan was negotiating just exactly how much of each item on his plate he was going to have to eat before he was through with supper and I told him that he should skip the broccoli in favor of eating more mashed potatoes. What kind of parent tells their kid not to eat the green vegetable and instead eat more starchy stuff? Once again Ryan never got sick a single time during this round of chemotherapy. His energy level also seems to have remained higher than last time. He has done very well thus far with it all. He goes back to the oncologist this Thursday for more chemo but it is outpatient and only takes a few minutes to give it to him. As long as his counts are still good he'll only be there for a few hours and then be back home. Next Thursday we have another outpatient treatment and also an appointment with the opthalmologist to see about correcting his eyes. We had an opthalmology appt. a couple of months ago and they wanted to wait until March to see if his eyes would correct themselves a little more before we did any surgery or other treatment. I'm anxious and nervous about that appointment to find out what, if anything, can be done to help correct the crosseyed problem he's having. Keep that in your prayers.

4 Comments:

At 8:47 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mary Lee & Rob,
GOOD parents tell their children they can have starchy stuff to eat! :)
Ryan is certainly in our prayers daily but we will pray on Thursday for the correction of Ryan's eyes.
I'm so glad that he has not been sick! What a blessing!!! Love to you all......Emy Joe & Uncle Keith

 
At 3:02 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mary Lee
I am melissa Mitchll, from Katie's Helping Hand ( Mom of Katie...) and I just wanted to thank you for the noste you posted. We never see or know anything about any of the individual families that KHH has provided meals for. We have intentionally avoided the temptation to go to the floor and see the fruits of our labor because families might feel beholding to us, when in fact it is the donors and God that have provided this meal.
I do thank you for telling us though. It was really a thrilling moment for Katie to read it.
Blessings on your family.

 
At 10:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mary Lee & Rob,
Just remembered blogspot so we logged on and want you to know that we think of you daily. We are so proud that the chemo is going well. We will have Ryan in our prayers for Thursday for his eye appointment. Many miles apart but you all are always on our hearts and minds. We have been keeping in touch through Missy's mom Ruth Ann.
Love ,
Stephanie and family

 
At 10:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mrs. Carriagan,
I receive your prayer updates through LHBC's website. My family has attended church there for the last 4+ years, but I've never had the pleasure of meeting you. I just wanted you to know that I pray for Ryan daily and I share your prayer that he won't need a feeding tube. But, if he does, I have a son that has had one since he was he was 3 months old (26 months now) and would be glad to let you and Ryan see it. It's not a bad as it seems. You can find my number in the phone book -- Dawn Hoskins

 

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