Today Griffin went to Children's Memorial Hospital for another set of procedures. Griffin had a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, a spinal tap with intrathecal chemotherapy of methotrexate, an injection of pegasperiginase, and vincristine through his port-a-cath. Would you think that this big guy would still be smiling? Of course he would especially when Ronald McDonald's is in hand after the procedures were done. Not to mention the atmosphere in the hospital maintains to keep the patients occupied and happy. Around the corner of every hallway there are little surprises and treats. I mean just signing up at the front desk of the day hospital, Griffin receives a sticker. After that he has to get vital signs recorded, that means he gets a Sesame Street Ernie beanie figure. Getting his blood drawn, he gets more stickers. Sitting in the waiting room he gets crayons and a coloring book. There is even a play/arts room that the patients use to help distract while enrich their minds all led by volunteers and dedicated staff. No complaints here. Just a whole other environment to keep the young kids entertained and their minds off their illness. And it helps a whole lot.
Griffin had a long day with only minor outbursts and crying. He remained behaved and some staff thought he was a brother of a patient. He maintained a smile throughout the day. After taking a siesta during the car ride home, Griffin was greeted by his big brother and GrandPoppy. Please continue to pray for Griffin and his family. And do not forget to leave your comments.
Today Griffin went to Children's Memorial Hospital for another set of procedures. Griffin had a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, a spinal tap with intrathecal chemotherapy of methotrexate, an injection of pegasperiginase, and vincristine through his port-a-cath. Would you think that this big guy would still be smiling? Of course he would especially when Ronald McDonald's is in hand after the procedures were done. Not to mention the atmosphere in the hospital maintains to keep the patients occupied and happy. Around the corner of every hallway there are little surprises and treats. I mean just signing up at the front desk of the day hospital, Griffin receives a sticker. After that he has to get vital signs recorded, that means he gets a Sesame Street Ernie beanie figure. Getting his blood drawn, he gets more stickers. Sitting in the waiting room he gets crayons and a coloring book. There is even a play/arts room that the patients use to help distract while enrich their minds all led by volunteers and dedicated staff. No complaints here. Just a whole other environment to keep the young kids entertained and their minds off their illness. And it helps a whole lot.
Griffin had a long day with only minor outbursts and crying. He remained behaved and some staff thought he was a brother of a patient. He maintained a smile throughout the day. After taking a siesta during the car ride home, Griffin was greeted by his big brother and GrandPoppy. Please continue to pray for Griffin and his family. And do not forget to leave your comments.
11 comments:
Hi, Gretchen and Jon! Just want you to know that I'm praying for Griffin and for your entire family!
Love, Janet Bleyl
Gooooo Griffin! You're such a brave boy - you are rocking the medical world! Keep up the good work and before you know it this will be a memory!
hey ate gretch & jon! it's soo nice to see griffin smiling :)
always praying for the maks family..
love,
tita joy
Griffin looks great! We hope the whole family is doing well.
The Blades
Hello. I am Mika, mom of 10 month old triplets in CA. Janet, the founder of Triplet Connection, told me about your son.
First of all, I am so sorry for your family for having to deal with this terrible disease. I know all too well, as our oldest son, Kai, had been through what Griffin has been going through. Kai has ALL, diagnosed when he was 5 and a half, and went through 3 years and 7 months of treatment. (It took him a little longer because he had relapsed in his CNS when he was 17 months into his original protocol.) I would like to share my son's website.
http://www.caringbridge.org/ca/kaiwatanabe
The most posts are from after his relapse, but I just thought you may feel more comfortable if you read his blogs, so that you know what kind of side effects may happen. It was a tough road, but one day at a time, we made through his tough treatment. Kai could do it. Griffin can do it too!
Oh,,, by the way,,, Kai ate 280 clams in 28 days while on Decadron! Another time, he ate about 250 shrimp dumplings too.
Griffin sounds like such a wonderful, happy boy. His cheerful presence must be setting great positive attitude to everyone! He is so brave.
Ciao ciao.
Mika,
mom to Kai, 9, Tomo, 5,
Aya, Koto, Naoto, 10 months old
All best thoughts and prayers to
the Maks family. I think about you
all the time.
Dr. Maks' patient, Dace Kins
Hey Griffin,how you smile so nice sweetheart.You are my big boy,i love you :)
Yeah Consolidation!!!
I wanted to let the Maks Team know that we think of you every day and keep you close to our hearts and in our prayers.
Way to go Griffin! What a brave little boy you have. He is always in our prayers.
Kelly (from Triplet Tree)
Hello Maks Family!
We think about you everyday and continue to pray for Griffin.
Love, Erika Marino and Family
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