On January 20, 2011 our lives were forever changed.

Our sixteen year old son, Taylor, was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.

This is his story.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

ROUGH NIGHT

Last night was a little rough.  Taylor woke up about 3 a.m. feeling really nauseous.  He also looked pretty pale.  No fever, so that is good.  We got him some of his nausea medication and some Sprite.  It took a little over an hour to get him to a place where he was comfortable enough to lie back down and try to go back to sleep.  Shane and I both sat with him and rubbed his back and comforted him. 

Sometime after 4 a.m. he fell asleep listening to his Ipod.  Music really soothes him and helps him relax.  I hope that it will continue to be a help throughout this journey.

It is so hard to see him so miserable and not to cry.  I waited to do that until I climbed back into my own bed.  I have to keep remembering that it could be worse.  He still hasn't thrown up and that is good. We are waiting for it, but hoping it won't happen.

He was a little better this morning, but still pretty nauseous and pale.  He did eat a good breakfast (accompanied by a literal handful of pills) and kept it down.  He has been working on adding some music to his Ipod and also added the movie he and his friends watched last night.  We will see what today brings! 

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