Feeling it

Last night George started feeling really sick. The nurses and drs were sure he was about to spike a fever which would then send us into an evening of all sorts of testing and scans to determine the problem. To everyone’s surprise, his fever never came. He had a very uncomfortable night though so was put on pain medicine to help him relax. Today was the first day in the entire process that George was very sick. He is in a ton of pain in his legs and in his whole body really and has been put on Morphine to help with the discomfort. When I say discomfort I mean tremendously painful side effects from all of the medications and from the lack of cells in his body. This was all suppose to start when he began chemo back in July. I believe God spared him from all the sickness and pain to make his body strong enough to endure this part of transplant. He has not moved but to sit up once for ice cream all day. He is very pale and very uncomfortable. He is sad. You know it has to scare him
 to feel all of this going on but not know why. Other then the ice cream he has refused to eat or drink anything. Not even nurse. Despite the bad day and the sickness he is experiencing, the drs are not at all concerned and can only say that this is what transplant does to a child. Days +7- +14 are the worst and here we are at day +7.  I am so great full that this is only the first day we have seen this side of everything. We are so blessed. We will get through this next week and come out stronger and healthier then ever. Kate’s cells will kick in around day 14 and he will be full of life once again.   Be still and know that I am God. The Lord will fight for you, while you keep silent. Exodus 14:14