One Down-20 to go

Jeremy's first treatment was today...pretty uneventful (yeah). Lots of things to learn and watch for. I think Thursday or Friday, the treatments will kick in and he may not feel as good as today. They did not put a port in, but they are leaving the iv needle in, they wrapped it when we left there today. They will move the needle as they see fit.
The day consisted of Heaven Sent doughnuts, Jimmy Johns lunch, journaling, ivs being changed, magazines and visits from a couple of friends, Shane, John. Jerry (Jerm's daddy) came up and visited during his lunch hour. Donna, Jerm's nurse was wondeful and took good care of him. I told her to make sure she gets a good night sleep and her favorite breakfast so she is good to go when we get there tomorrow.
As much as I hate to say it, the infusion room at Siteman was a busy place today. I hate to say it because it means that all the people were there for one reason and some had to wait for chairs to open up before their treatments could begin. As a mom, it is hard to believe that your child is going thru this, Jeremy is by far the youngest one there today, but I also realized that I am not so odd in feeling the pain of watching my child go thru this. I met a gentleman today, Orville, who was there with his son, Herb. Herb is around my age and has lung cancer. Orville has all ready lost a daughter to ovarian cancer and lost his wife to cancer also. He said as hard as it was to lose his beloved wife, it has been even harder watching his children. Please keep Orville and Herb in your prayers.
As I close this out for today, I want to tell you how much each and everything you have done or said has meant to us. I went to the Center today with gifts from people Jerm hasn't even met, on the way home, I got a call to pick up another gift from one friend and dinner from another. Another friend stopped by to see Jerm on her way home from work. Awesome! God has blessed our lives with so many wonderful people. Some of you have asked if there is anything you can do for Jeremy and I will tell you that I am collecting some "do rags" for him for when his hair starts coming out. I don't know if he can really shave his head because of the "divuticulatis" he has on his head. I am not really sure if that is the name of it or not, but Jeremy has sores in his hairline and makes shaving his head painful because they burst and pop. So we are looking for do rags.
One of my favorite bible verses is Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.' I thought of this many times today. I do not know why Jeremy is going thru this, I only know that something good will come from it, we may not know for years what it is. It is my hope that God uses this journey to bring us closer to him. Until tomorrow.....Valerie & Jerry