a new week

Last week was probably one of the toughest weeks we have had in a while. The combination of everything -  a long week of hospital visits with a couple day admission, being sick with a virus and the c-diff infection as well as getting 2 chemo infusions on Friday - it has all really taken a toll on Ethan and he's pretty wiped out. We were thankfully discharged on Friday (his birthday) but for most of this weekend he has wanted to sleep and lay low. It's been a tough week and weekend for Ethan and all of us.

I had started to write this blog post earlier this morning with the purpose of really putting some specific prayer requests out there for Ethan and all of us --- but before I finished writing our friend Kelly (and also frequent babysitter of our two babes) stopped by and helped to absolutely brighten my boy's entire day.

Because sometimes, I guess all you need is Kelly.

So, it was a great way to end the weekend and I'm hopeful that things are taking a turn for the better with his recovery from his infections and the chemo. With that said, we do still have some specific prayer requests:

• Please pray for Ethan's continued healing from the virus and the c-diff infection. The c-diff in particular can be a rough bug and sometimes take a while to heal. Please pray that he heals quickly and that the antibiotics he is on will work!
• Please pray for Ethan's appetite. We all know what it feels like when we have a stomach bug and so having 2 on top of chemo isn't making it easy for Ethan to want to eat, and yet he needs the calories to help gain back some strength. Please pray that his appetite will increase. 
• Please pray for good rest this week, for Ethan and all of us. Please pray that Ethan's sleep would be good, sound and help his body to recover.

Ethan's next chemo is scheduled for a week from Monday on June 16th. I'm thankful that we have a week free from any scheduled hospital visits and am hopeful that we can all take this week to recover, especially our boy.