MRI Day: Today was Josiah’s MRI. The Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorder Unit has moved to the main hospital, creating a new experience for us today. The room made Josiah nervous at first, but he calmed down fairly quickly and soon was chatting it up with everyone. He let them put on numbing cream, and […]
June 2021 Update
Kids and Family Update: We have all been enjoying the summer. Between the six of us, we seem to have filled it up! Kansas for wilderness camp, Branson with my parents, Texas with Pioneer Bible Translators, camps, and intensive therapy. The kids have enjoyed church camp, Ruth Ann attended drama camp, and they’re all looking […]
February 2021 MRI
Josiah’s MRI and labs were all good today! The day went great! With lots of prayers, Josiah was calm the whole day! I overheard him praying multiple times when he’d get nervous, and I’m not sure how many times he asked his daddy to pray for him yesterday and today. Things were a little different […]
MRI Time Again!
Josiah will have his yearly MRI on Thursday. It should be a pretty quick in and out appointment. First, he’ll get an IV and blood drawn for labs and check in with the doctor. Then he’ll head down for the MRI. Since he doesn’t need to be sedated anymore, we’ll be able to leave from […]
February 2020 MRI Results
Josiah did AWESOME today! I’m not even sure words can express how well today’s visit went. But I’ll do my best! Here are the prayer requests we shared yesterday – with today’s answers. For Josiah’s anxiety before and during the appointment and that it would be a good experience for him. That I would be […]
Upcoming MRI
Josiah’s MRI is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26th. We’ll get to the hospital at 9:00. Josiah is pretty anxious, not about the MRI itself, but about having an iv. He absolutely hates anything to do with needles and our last few experiences have been less than stellar. Our plan tomorrow is to place numbing cream on […]
January 2020 Medical Update
Josiah has a great team of doctors caring for him. He’s had a few appointments this year already, and more in the coming months, so I thought now would be a great time for a quick update! Things have been relatively quiet on the medical front these days, and we are extremely grateful! That’s not […]
Celebrate!
There are so many reasons to celebrate. In fact, today alone is National Devil’s Food Cake Day, and Take Your Parents To The Playground Day. Who knew? Five years ago today, Josiah had his last chemotherapy treatment. That’s a celebration – not only that he finished that day, but we celebrate today that he has […]
Intensive Therapy Round 3
April 2019 Josiah’s intensive therapy went great! It’s an adjustment for our family for me to be gone all day, but his progress makes it worth it! This time was more difficult for Josiah because he attended school in the mornings and ending at 5:00 most days. He did some hard work! In all, Josiah […]
A Package!
In October’s post, I mentioned something we were super excited about, but couldn’t yet share. Today’s the day!!! Backstory: During Josiah’s intensive therapy, he worked on putting on and zipping up a coat. Wh