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It's Father's Day ...not the Father's Day we expected - but it's the one God gave us.
I bought cards a month ago so no one got them since we packed and ran here to Memphis.
Today was a really tough day for me I cried most of the morning, prayed my heart out and called my Dad to tell him Happy Father's Day while Christian and I drove to Target.
My Dad asked me how I was and I broke down and said not good, he prayed and cried with me. Just as I got off the phone, I turned to Christian and said, "I need Jesus so bad right now."
Then I looked at the car in front of us and this is was the picture of the window of the car in front of me, and this is the picture of the license plate.

Dear God, when I am my weakest you show me that you can take a car from Washington and place it in front of me right when I said I needed you.
You show me in small ways you are right here, every step of the way - in my darkest moments - you are here.

Exhausted and running on E …. Baby Nicholas hasn’t been sleeping well and we haven’t figured out his feeding schedule that works for us yet. Oral meds upset his tummy and he’s just so unhappy. Endlessly walking in circles around the Target House and on the grounds. Nick took the baby to the Medicine Room (which is like ER for St. Jude) To get his blood levels to make sure that the Methotrexate (chemo drug) had cleared his system. Today he cleared completely – PRAISE GOD! (always praising God for the small things) This had us a little worried because after surgeries like his sometimes this drug will stay in the hidden in the brain because of swelling. So it was great he cleared so quickly.
We are happy to have round 1, week 1 gone …. But the reality is that we can’t put Baby Nicholas down at all, he sleeps in bed with one of us while the other sleeps with Christian and we switch when he wakes up. During the day he either needs to be strolled or be needs to be held. He is finally gaining back some strength to sit up but he can’t get into that position like he use to because of his G-tube, it hurts him and he cries. It’s so frustrating because he doesn’t understand why it hurts or why he can’t do what he use to.

Dear God,
Please heal Baby Nicholas’ swallow – heal his throat God ….. so that after chemo we can get rid of this G-tube. Please heal his vocal cords completely. You are the only one who can Lord… so please, please, please heal our boy – mind, body and spirit.

We just go out .... what a different not having tube down my boys nose. Dr. Wright and Dr. Gajjar wanted us to start chemo this weekend, but since his little body has gone through so much we asked to start Monday. We just need to let him build up a little strength and feel good.

We move into Target House, which is housing providing a sterile environment during chemo that will keep him safe. St Jude is partnered with companies like TARGET that actually donated these temporary apartments to families like ours and let us stay for free not having to add to the cost of what is to come with keeping up with Baby Nicholas' treatment once we are done here at Jude. Thank God for companies like Target ... I hope it will make you think twice to shop there knowing what they do for sick children....GOD BLESS TARGET CORPORATION!!!

Back to Triage for blood work to check for Methotrexate (chemo drug) – his levels were 0.0003 that’s the hospitals border line and we are on it. Hopefully tomorrow he will be clear of this drug. It’s so hot here in Memphis, us Detroiter’s can’t handle 90+ degree weather – it’s miserable hot. We were scheduled for a hearing test today to make sure his hearing has not been affected.
THANK YOU JESUS, his hearing is perfect! We needed a base line for his hearing because one of the drugs administered during chemo can affect his high tone hearing – please pray that this drug will not affect Baby Nicholas …

Dear God,
Please protect Nicholas’ ears from any harm … let him hear perfectly – the way you created him to be. Let these drugs not affect him at all for that matter – we place our boy in your protecting arms during his chemo and we will be still in awe KNOWING YOU ARE GOD…. We ask for miracles knowing you are the ONLY one that deliver! We ask this in your son’s precious name … Jesus Christ …. Amen …

This is our boy .... how much I love him it hurts ... my baby has tubes coming out of different areas of his body. Today he had his line placed so that he does not need IV's this is the two lines on his chest. The second is in his stomach to fed him ... he's been so strong ... I hold him and melt into tears ... why is this happening only God knows but it is taking its toll on me ... I die inside watching my baby go through procedures ... I would do it all, I would give my life for him ... I would do anything for him ... God please watch over his body and soul and KEEP him caner free. We are inpatient ... only for the night to make sure he's stable from both procedures.

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