February 1, 2012
We received the rest of the test results and they were all good! Now, we wait 3 months for the next bone marrow tests.
Please continue to pray for him.
Posted by Melanie McTaggart.
January 31, 2012
David here. Grant had his bone marrow aspiration and spinal tap yesterday. As usual, he handled it like a big boy. Not one tear(the same can't be said for mommy and daddy). Dr. Dreyer called last night to tell us that Grant's MRD was 0 which was great news. That means no leukemia cells detected by that test. This is the first of 3 bone marrow tests they run. We should get the other results later in the week. They also tested his spinal fluid for signs of leukemia and those results shou... Continue reading...
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January 5, 2012
David here. Grant completed his last scheduled in-clinic chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday. He will continue to take oral chemo for about 4 more weeks. He will undergo a diagnostic spinal tap and bone marrow biopsy at that point. After that, he will get his blood checked every 4 weeks(unless we want it done more frequently) and have his bone marrow and spinal fluid checked about every 3 months. The doctors don't really use the term "cured," but they say that if he reaches the 5 yea... Continue reading...
Posted by Melanie McTaggart.
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I am the proud mom and Claire and Grant. I am so blessed to have them in my life!
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February 1, 2012
We received the rest of the test results and they were all good! Now, we wait 3 months for the next bone marrow tests.
Please continue to pray for him.
Posted by Melanie McTaggart.
January 31, 2012
David here. Grant had his bone marrow aspiration and spinal tap yesterday. As usual, he handled it like a big boy. Not one tear(the same can't be said for mommy and daddy). Dr. Dreyer called last night to tell us that Grant's MRD was 0 which was great news. That means no leukemia cells detected by that test. This is the first of 3 bone marrow tests they run. We should get the other results later in the week. They also tested his spinal fluid for signs of leukemia and those results shou... Continue reading...
Posted by Melanie McTaggart.
January 5, 2012
David here. Grant completed his last scheduled in-clinic chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday. He will continue to take oral chemo for about 4 more weeks. He will undergo a diagnostic spinal tap and bone marrow biopsy at that point. After that, he will get his blood checked every 4 weeks(unless we want it done more frequently) and have his bone marrow and spinal fluid checked about every 3 months. The doctors don't really use the term "cured," but they say that if he reaches the 5 yea... Continue reading...
Posted by Melanie McTaggart.
December 9, 2011
Tonight I asked
Grant what he remembered about being in the hospital, and his response kind of
surprised me. I have not written before about his room, or his feelings of
being in the hospital, so I wanted to record it before I too, hopefully
forever, forget. (Hopefully forever, because I hope he never has to be inside
the walls of the hospital as a patient again.)
Before I tell you what Grant said about being in the
hospital, let me describe the 9th floor and his rooms.
When you enter the ...
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December 7, 2011
Hello all, This is Melanie. I am asking for everyone who reads this blog to please send up prayers for a dear family friend of ours. I am not putting the family's name on here to protect their privacy.Today, our friend's new born baby earned her angel wings at the very young age of 6 weeks. My heart is totally broken for the mother, the father, the sweet siblings and their wonderful grandparents. I am blessed that this sweet baby girl was in my arms for a moment and that I had the opportunity ... Continue reading...
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October 21, 2011
David here. We're sorry for not updating in so long. As most of you probably assumed, no news was good news. Grant has been doing well. He loves his Pre-K 4 class at St. Martha and has made lots of new friends, especially Ian, Clinton, Luke, Jacob and Joshua. Sunday is Light the Night Walk in The Woodlands. Grant is one of the Honored Heroes this year, so he will get to be on stage at the beginning of the walk. We are very excited about that. Grant is following his buddy Albert Pujol... Continue reading...
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August 23, 2011
David here. We received the results from the remaining bone marrow and spinal fluid tests---good news on all of them. The tests will be repeated in about 11 weeks. Grant and Claire are enjoying school. They love their teachers and seem to be making friends in their classes. That's about all for now. Continue reading...
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August 16, 2011
David again. Grant went in yesterday for his scheduled bone marrow and spinal tests. The first bone marrow result, the test that was false positive last time, was negative, which was great news. Now, we wait for spinal results and the other bone marrow results. It should be late this week or early next week. The waiting is always excruciating. Grant and Claire start school tomorrow. Its unbelievable that the summer is gone and that Claire will be in 1st grade. Grant will be in pre-k 4. G... Continue reading...
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July 11, 2011
David here. Grant had a great birthday weekend. My sister and her family came in from Dallas and my parents came in from Waco. The party was on Saturday at Kids N Action in Kingwood. Grant had a blast playing with his friends and cousins. He was also very happy to get so many nice presents. After the party we went to the swimming pool where Grant spent the day playing with Claire, Melanie's dad and my nephews from Dallas. On Sunday we had the family-only birthday party at home. We then wen... Continue reading...
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July 5, 2011
David here.
Sorry for not posting an update in a month. We've been very busy.
Grant and Claire had a terrific 4th of July weekend. They were able to attend the Kingwood parade and the 4th of July celebration/fireworks last night. Grant and Claire had a great time last night especially.
Grant's birthday is Sunday July 10, and his party will be July 9 at Kids in Action in Kingwood. He is very excited about turning 5 and about seeing his friends and cousins at his party.
We took a little weeke... Continue reading...
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