Yesterday I took Cooper back to the hematologist to have his platelets counted. It had been a full week since our last count. We were still "stalling" at this point to see what his body would do on its own without any of the treatments that were offered.
The night before the appointment, along with family and friends, Jason and I were joking around about guessing what the number might be. (Remember, a normal range is about 250-415, and Cooper's last count was 7. To be out of the really bad danger zone you would want to be over 20.) I said 75, thinking that would be great if he was even over the 20 mark - but 75? HA! What a stretch! Lots of others threw out some even higher numbers, all of which I thought would be fabulous, but were really quite outrageous. After all, I've done a lot of reading on this and talked to a bunch of people with personal experiences, and the most common thing said was to expect up to 6 months for a full recovery. Jason was actually so nervous he didn't even want to say a number.
So off to the doctor we went. My 4th visit there since this whole thing began (and a lovely $40 handed over each time.... UGH!!!) The gal came in to poke his finger, get the blood sample, and then left. A few minutes later she poked her head back in.
She said, "Um, did he have any treatment over the weekend, taking steroids or anything?"
No....
"Wow. Well he's totally back to normal. 314."
It must have taken 12 eternities for that to sink in..........314? REALLY?!?! Are you sure?
That number was EVEN HIGHER than ANY of the outrageous guesses from the night before. We have truly been blessed with a miracle. The powers of modern medicine did not assist, or even explain it. The power of God is real, and was granted on our behalf after the countless pleadings from loved ones near and far. Wow. Wow. Wow. How grateful I am, I cannot begin to say!
Cooper and I celebrated by doing a little shopping and Taco Bell for lunch.
OK so maybe that was just me celebrating. This boy can't have anything to do with Taco Bell...
10 comments:
Super great news Amy...can't tell you how that made my day!
Every time I think about his recovery, I cry. I am so happy for your family and for this miracle. He is such a sweet boy and thinking of him going through any pain or hardship is just not okay! We'll say lots of prayers of gratitude now.
Amazing is the perfect word!! So glad that he's in the safe zone now!
I am SO happy to hear that li'l Cooper's count is back to normal! Yay!
Hurray!!!
Yeah, yeah, YEAH!!!!!
Modern medicine and treatment is incredible, but you're right, it's difficult to find words when the power of God trumps everything else and defies expectations. Yay for a count of 314.
That kind of news is the BEST. So happy for you!
I already knew this, being so behind on blogging, but I still had to say: "Fabulous!" I agree, the Lord's hand was in this.
It's Oscar night, and I didn't know about this until tonight. I could tell it was no longer the topic of conversation, just didn't know why. VERY happy to see this. 314 - WOW!
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