Tuesday, September 23
I don't understand it, Sarah doesn't understand it and the doctor's don't understand it. After numerous tests today and quite a scare, Tyler woke up pain free, looking and feeling really good. The doctor's are truly baffled as to why Tyler was in tremendous pain. They sent him for a cat scan of the head and back, a MRI and a spinal tap. The doctor's were seriously concerned and they should be. Tyler had been suffering terribly for almost a week with migraines, neck and back pain. He was so nauseous that he hadn't eaten since last Sunday. He was taken off of his pain block today and that was a relief. When he woke up he felt so good that he asked for some fruit and pretzels and he even got up. Truly amazing! The doctors feel that puncturing his spine 6 times today to get some fluid may have relieved some pressure which released the pain. The point of the spinal tap was to draw fluid to check him for meningitis, but they were unable to get any fluid. They said sometimes it is difficult to retrieve fluid from teenage boys. That makes no sense to me. They couldn't even check him for a bacterial infection or meningitis. Since he is doing so well, they may release him tomorrow to go home. What an emotional day for the family...and for his friends. Psalm 40 reads "I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord." Waiting for God to help us is not easy! Often blessings cannot be received unless we go through trials.
My prayer is that the Hanson's trials will cease. They have had their share. There was good news today. Dr. Maurer shared the results from the lab work on the tumor they removed. The tumor was 91% dead! This was awesome news. All of that chemo that Tyler has been through worked to kill the cancer. The doctor said when he is through with his treatment there should be no cancer anywhere because it is obvious the chemo is working. The family was thrilled with the news. It could have been a gloomy report but the news brightened their day along with Tyler's improvement.
Sarah and Charles decided today to send Elijah to the Christian school that Tyler attended for 4 years. Elijah is excited to go to school and it will be good for him to get back in the routine and to be with kids his age. Homeschooling is a tough job, one that Sarah didn't need. Great decision for everyone!
Thank you again for your dedication to this family. I find comfort in the fact that God is our refuge and strength. How can we spend a day without HIM!
Stay close! Kim
23 comments:
Praise the Lord!! God is truly in control!! We will keep our prayers coming, Tyler! Meanwhile, take care of yourself and get plenty of rest. This is a great time to find that book to read!! Continued advice from your old, not in age of course, leterature teacher!! Much love and prayers!!
Mrs. McKinney
heyy tyler!!! omg GOD is so awesome!! i'm so happy you test results came out good!!!! and i am soo glad that you're feeling better!!! and i hope you feel EVEN better soon!! can't wait to see you!!!! i miss you. and still praying for you!!!
love ya!!
((sydney))
Tyler,
Oh my, I do know that "literature" is not spelled "leterature"!! Sorry about that!! I guess if I am going to tease others (Chad and Mary Beth!!) about their spelling I better make sure I spell correctly myself!! Have a great day!!
Mrs. McKinney
hey tyler! it's morgan and avery. we've been prAying for you..we just thought we would take a moment out of our House episode to say how truly awesome yous are!
im going to see how long i kan dragg this comment out (this is avery) hmm what is something random tht i can say.....the blue lining on morgan and mine's witch brroom is wearing off and turning plaid!!! ahhh . what else...we shalll make upp a funny story. let us search the imagination compartments of our super intellectual brains...By George I've got it!!!!:
once apon a time there was a little eagle named holly, holly enjoyed ultimate frisbee, but was unable to play because of her lack of thumbs...so one day when she was extremely upset about ultimate frisbee her BFFL, mikopey, toook her to Peru. she told holly about all of the wonderful places in the world, but the point of her sttory was of course to never eat yellow snow and stay away from alligators becuz they can and will bite your face off!!!
love always,
Avery and Morgan...we worked hard on thiss.
hey tyler! me and emily are super glad to hear you're doing better and you're feeling good!! both of our families are thinking of you everyday!! we're always praying for you too!!
lots 'o' love- liz and emily
PS: AHH! we're dorks! the office premieres in two days!!! haha, bye tyler!!
hey tyler!!! its sooooooooooo good to hear your doing well!!! ok so rest up and get to feeling better... yea... were all praying for you!!!
:D tay
hey tyler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS SOOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whoobla!!!!!!!!!anyway i am sooo happy that ur feeling better. cant wait to c you soon.
PS: we got free seating back today wwwwwwwwwooooooooot. shaboobaniker!!
yay tyler! i'm so happy that you finally are feeling better!! praise God!
i can't really write much because my computer battery is dying, but i hope that you continue to feel better and that you just keep getting better!!!!!
love,
tori rogers
hey tyler God is like SUPER DUPER manand thats really fun to say and haha Mrs mckinny once again always on top of things i c, sooooo..., yesterday i had some pudding, and u know pudding is very good therefore, i liked it very much soooo i wanted some more but they were out and i was sad. on a happier note, we dont have school tomarrow but i have an entire leaf project due monday i gotta get done, fooyy, i leave u now w/ a simple good day tyler
Tyler
It is so awesome that you are feeling better. I am so glad that the test results were good. Keep taking care of yourself. Still missing you. Hope you feel good enough to text soon. ILY!!
love,
the almighty
sarah
p.s. Averys and morgans story is beast!!
Whoohoo! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Wonderful news, wonderful diagnosis!
Still praying,
Aunt Cindy and the gang
HEy! YAYAY I Got 11th comment! YAY!! I'm so glad that Elijah is coming to Briarcrest!!! I wish he could have come to Leawood, but thats ok! God's amazing and is always goin to answer our prayers! We hope to see you soon!
Love always,
Barry Family
(Stephanie)
Hey Tyler,
Prayer is an amazing thing. Just when you think God isn't there He does something amazing! I know God will do amazing things with this testimony for others. I am just sorry you have to endure so much to have a testimony so great! You have been so strong and TOUGH! A toughness that can only come from God (A quote from Mr. Matthies!).Hang in there! I love ya!
Mrs. N
Tyler, WOW !!! God is SOOOOOOO GOOD! When we got the news that you were still not feeling well after the surgery everyone was sending forwards and asking everyone to pray for your healing. I was so glad to get the news that you were able to get up pain free. That is awesome ! You continue to amaze all of us by your strength. We miss you so much and can't wait to see you soon!
Hugs!
Je T'aime,
Catherine
this is ablsolutely amazing! it is crazy what our God can do in so little time!!!!!! we were praying so hard for you all the time and God heard our prayers!!!!!
btw you don't know me tyler i am new at CAL but my mom is the teacher that dropped off the cards at the hospital but you weren't there.... i was sad i couldn't meet you but glad you weren't in the hospital!
Praying for you all the time!
God Bless!
Rachel Walters
Heyy Tyler!!! its mary beth and sienna... shes my neighbor but u dont kno her but shes pretty cool... :D anyways God is AMAZING!!!! that is soooo awesome and i hope that you can come bak to school rly rly soon because i miss u very much and so does evryone else!!! We r praying for u daily and hope that nothing else goes wrong!!
ILY!!!!!!
Mary Beth
Hey tyler! It sounds like your doing pretty well. God is amazing! We are all praying for you at school. I got braces today. :( they wont quit poking my gums!! o well. Well see you soon. Gald your doing well!!!
Sorry. i meant glad* your doing well not gald. hehe talk to you soon!!!
omg tyler its so great that ur tests came out good! we were all praying for u so hard! i hope u got the voicemail from my homeroom. haha well cant wait to see u! get well soon!!!!
WOO HOO TYLER!!!!
YAAAAY!
and Elijah's coming to BCS, niiiice.
Glad to hear it, all, glad to hear it.
Megness
hey tyler!
it was great talking to you the other day!
remember what we talked about?
how u were SOOO nervous for your surgery [i would've been too] ?
remember waht i said?
well
if u dont:
i said that you're going to be fine, i know it, and everyone else knows it, and i also said your strong .
well
hahhahahahhahahahahahahahhaha TOLD YA SO!
ahha
im right
:D
just thought id remind you of that!
yeah so stay strong bud, i know you can beat this.
i love you,
ewing
Tyler,
This is your assistant coach from basketball back in the winter at Southeast, Aaron Tomes/Ethan's Dad. I saw the article in the Outlook and I am so sorry about what you are going through. Ethan is going to get in contact with you also. He was really upset to see what you are going through. Christ is looking out for you and you are in great hands. Even knowing that I can only imagine how scary it may be at times and there is nothing wrong with that. I was in the Marines and still get scared at times. There is nothing wrong with fear, it is what you do with that fear and how you react when you are scared or face fear. I know you are doing a great job and keep your head up.
Please have your Mom or Dad call me at 502-553-8446 or e-mail me at aaron.tomes@olympus.com. I would like to discuss a couple of things with them to see how we can help out.
Glad to hear the good news and the relief of the pain. We all need good news in tough times. Take care and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Aaron Tomes
hey tyler it's me Ethan from your basketball team last year at southeast. I can't believe that this happened to you. I know that GOd will help you get through this.I'm going to try to come see you one of these days.....I'll be praying for you!
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