Sam was down with cough and running nose last Saturday.
Thank God he has recovered even faster than Caleb.
Much negotiation with the School and social worker,
Sam should be set to return to School on 25th Jan,
it is a meaningful milestone in the recovery pave for him.
To safeguard his health, we have decided to let him do only 2
subjects at school. Tutors have been sought out to help him
to self study at home and make up for potentially-to-miss
lessons due to his inpatient treatments.
Prayer request:
Good health, love and unity at home.
Meaningful and fruitful school and tuition sessons as Samuel
re-start his engine after nearly 7-month break.
Wishing all Samuel's supporters and prayer partners:
'HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AND
MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY IN THE NEW YEAR !'
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Urine test has abnormal creatinine clearance ...
The result of pre-chemo (2nd of 8 chemo left) urine test has abnormal creatinine clearance. As a result, this time some chemo dosage was reduced by 30%. Doctors explained that this could be due to the cumulative effect of all chemos and advised us to reduce salt and sugar intake for the time being so as not to overload his kidneys.
For next chemo(3rd), a more complete chromium EDTA will be performed first to test the functionality of his kidney first.
Though this abnormality is not uncommon amongst cancer patients , pls pray for His protection over his organs.
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Back To School Plan . . .
Recently, Samuel’s medical condition has stabilised and is
assessed by his primary physician to be fit for school. Samuel aims to return
to school by 25th January 2012 (Wed) with the recommended environmental adaptations and infection measures in place.
As Samuel is scheduled to complete treatment in mid May, his condition
is expected to stabilize by end June 2012. Thereafter, upon review and approval
by the oncologist, he may be allowed to return to pre-illness lifestyle.
Despite persistent persuasion from principal, form teacher
and us to return to P5 where he missed term 2 completely, Samuel is vehement
about trying to catch up with P6. He insisted to try but we get his assurance
that he will be willing to give up if he cannot cope. We are now in the midst
of speeding up his self study for this purpose.
As Samuel has 4 months of light chemotherapy to complete, he
has a comparatively low immune system. This means that he would require some
special arrangements to safeguard his health. Thus, he will only attend lessons for the core subjects like EL, MA, SC, MT.
Tentatively, he still needs to seek the following treatments:
Physiotherapy weekly ; Oncologist weekly ; Ortho Surgeon monthly
·
Maintenance Chemotherapy: remaining 7 out of 8 cycles light inpatient chemotherapy
Samuel will be absent from school during the inpatient chemotherapy week.
Prayer requests
Once again, we will see the goodness of our Lord, learn to trust Him even more for greater things despite obstacles.
Samuel would benefit from the support and understanding from the school about his unique medical,emotional and academic needs. Samuel to
reintegrate physically and emotionally back to school well.
Pray against possible effects arising from the chemotherapy:
Physical
Appetite loss
Changes in body image
General fatigue - limited alertness and strength
Weak immune system; increased susceptibility to infections
Low blood counts e.g possible anaemia & low blood-clotting ability; may be easily bruised.
Risk of trauma to chest due to the intravenous catheter (port-the-cath)
Cognitive & Neuro-psychological
Possible difficulty with higher conceptual abilities e.g
problem-solving, Mathematics, assignments requiring multiple steps,
organizing/planning.
Pray that we will be able to work with the school effectively to
minimize disruptions due to treatment and reduce the need for follow-up by the
respective subject teachers
Pray that we will be able to seek out healthy, very experienced,
compassionate tutors who will be committed to teaching him to fulfill his
deepest need to ‘get back to normal’ soon.
This morning, I was encouraged by my QT reading which ends
with
...Ezra's faith in God's protection inspires me to pray for
my children's safety. After I have taken every precaution, I choose to trust
that GOD's strong hand that holds me will also hold them securely (Psa 63:8).
assessed by his primary physician to be fit for school. Samuel aims to return
to school by 25th January 2012 (Wed) with the recommended environmental adaptations and infection measures in place.
As Samuel is scheduled to complete treatment in mid May, his condition
is expected to stabilize by end June 2012. Thereafter, upon review and approval
by the oncologist, he may be allowed to return to pre-illness lifestyle.
Despite persistent persuasion from principal, form teacher
and us to return to P5 where he missed term 2 completely, Samuel is vehement
about trying to catch up with P6. He insisted to try but we get his assurance
that he will be willing to give up if he cannot cope. We are now in the midst
of speeding up his self study for this purpose.
As Samuel has 4 months of light chemotherapy to complete, he
has a comparatively low immune system. This means that he would require some
special arrangements to safeguard his health. Thus, he will only attend lessons for the core subjects like EL, MA, SC, MT.
Tentatively, he still needs to seek the following treatments:
Physiotherapy weekly ; Oncologist weekly ; Ortho Surgeon monthly
·
Maintenance Chemotherapy: remaining 7 out of 8 cycles light inpatient chemotherapy
Samuel will be absent from school during the inpatient chemotherapy week.
Prayer requests
Once again, we will see the goodness of our Lord, learn to trust Him even more for greater things despite obstacles.
Samuel would benefit from the support and understanding from the school about his unique medical,emotional and academic needs. Samuel to
reintegrate physically and emotionally back to school well.
Pray against possible effects arising from the chemotherapy:
Physical
Appetite loss
Changes in body image
General fatigue - limited alertness and strength
Weak immune system; increased susceptibility to infections
Low blood counts e.g possible anaemia & low blood-clotting ability; may be easily bruised.
Risk of trauma to chest due to the intravenous catheter (port-the-cath)
Cognitive & Neuro-psychological
Possible difficulty with higher conceptual abilities e.g
problem-solving, Mathematics, assignments requiring multiple steps,
organizing/planning.
Pray that we will be able to work with the school effectively to
minimize disruptions due to treatment and reduce the need for follow-up by the
respective subject teachers
Pray that we will be able to seek out healthy, very experienced,
compassionate tutors who will be committed to teaching him to fulfill his
deepest need to ‘get back to normal’ soon.
This morning, I was encouraged by my QT reading which ends
with
...Ezra's faith in God's protection inspires me to pray for
my children's safety. After I have taken every precaution, I choose to trust
that GOD's strong hand that holds me will also hold them securely (Psa 63:8).
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