On the day that we were discharged, the peadiatrician said that he wanted blood tests to be done. I thought why not, I would've done it in a week or so anyway (remember that we have to monitor Gidion's blood counts for the Fanconi Aneamia every 6 months).
For a bit of background (I'm busy writing up a whole page on Fanconi Aneamia [FA] - watch his website): the majority of kids with FA are very prone to cancer, and eventually failure of the bone marrow. This neccessitates a bone marrow transplant. One would know when the bone marrow starts to struggle by seeing the blood platelet count starting to decrease to below normal levels.
The results of Gidion's blood test came about an hour later. I cannot explain how I felt...his platelets were low.
I phoned his oncologist, and she said that it might be as a result of the anaesthesia and surgery, but that it is very important to do another blood test in a month's time.
I'm asking everyone to please bring Gidion to the Lord's feet and pray for a normal blood count when we do the test again in November. I refuse to believe that it will still be low, and I refuse Satan to steal my joy and my angelchild's health. Gidion will once again prove to be a mighty warrior of God, and God will get all the glory.
For a bit of background (I'm busy writing up a whole page on Fanconi Aneamia [FA] - watch his website): the majority of kids with FA are very prone to cancer, and eventually failure of the bone marrow. This neccessitates a bone marrow transplant. One would know when the bone marrow starts to struggle by seeing the blood platelet count starting to decrease to below normal levels.
The results of Gidion's blood test came about an hour later. I cannot explain how I felt...his platelets were low.
I phoned his oncologist, and she said that it might be as a result of the anaesthesia and surgery, but that it is very important to do another blood test in a month's time.
I'm asking everyone to please bring Gidion to the Lord's feet and pray for a normal blood count when we do the test again in November. I refuse to believe that it will still be low, and I refuse Satan to steal my joy and my angelchild's health. Gidion will once again prove to be a mighty warrior of God, and God will get all the glory.