ping to self, will be posting an update soon.
The doctors found out Richards bowels was twisted, and operated to correct it last week. (Not unusual when the abdomen
has been operated on) After the operation, Richard was feeling MUSH better, sat up and played, his bowels are forming properly and he is eating again. Knowing they would need to test his bone they inserted a port to do that, while they were in there. The good news is the bones tests came back clean!! Praise God!!
The bad news is he has stage 3 Abdominal Neuroblastoma. He will definitely require some chemotherapy when all the test are completed.
He now has a staph infection around his heart, which started at the site of the port. He will be getting chemo with antibiotics.
Needless to say this is not good, any of it. Our hearts are breaking for his parent and for Richard. Mom and Dad have not left the hospital for weeks and have not worked. Dad left one morning, and that was when the staph started, so he hasn't left since.
My niece started a chip-in account for them, and although we are not a family of means, there are a lot of us, and I am sure we will all sacrifice to do something, no matter how small.
They need continued prayers, more than ever. Thank you all for the Prayers offered up, they mean so much much to all of us who love this dear boy so!!