Chemo Round 2!

Hi all,

Kalan has finished round 1 of this chemo protocol and is starting round 2 this week. He continues to do very well and is only having minor side effects. The chemo is administered at his doctor's office over only about 3 hours which has been much easier on us schedule wise than previous protocols. He's actually worked through both sessions!

Kalan gets chemo October 1st and 8th (both Thursdays) and plans to have a scan to determine next steps sometime after October 15th.

We are maintaining a pretty normal life right now and are continually hopeful for Kalan's cure.

Thanks to all for your support! Lots of love!

-J&K

Chemo Day 1

Kalan handled his first chemo session very well today. He will have another session (each one lasts about 3 hours) next Friday (9/18), then have a week off, and then start the cycle again. We are hopeful he'll continue through treatment with no side effects and know that we're off to a good start. We're a little tired but are so thankful to be on the path to Kalan's recovery.

Home!!

We are HOME!!!! The hole in Kalan's lung has healed up nicely and we were able to come home late this afternoon. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful visits, food, and spirit lifting (in person, over the phone, and by email!). Chemo will start within the next week--we'll keep you posted.

much love, J and K

Lame

We got the news today that the Hodgkin's has returned. Though this is what we were expecting, the news still smarts a bit. Team Kalan is in full force and he will be hopefully up and running with treatment late next week.

We'd hope to be home from the hospital today but there is a small hole in Kalan's lung from one of the biopsy sites. Apparently this is a "normal/common" side effect of the surgery but they're keeping him at the hospital through the weekend while his lung heals.

So--today was a pretty lame day. On the other hand, we finally have our answer and are moving towards Kalan being healthy and cancer free.

Much love to you all,

Jennie and Kalan

Update Sept. 2nd

Thanks to all of you for your support and good thoughts during Kalan's surgery. He is recovering very well and will be transfered out of the ICU today. He was able to take a walk and even called into a teleconference this morning (our nurse said that this was an ICU first!). We don't expect to have any results for a week or so but will post information as we have it.

Thanks again and love to you all,

Jennie and Kalan

Surgery update: 9/1, 3:30pm

Kalan is out of surgery and waking up! He'll be feeling it for a few days, but it was a less invasive procedure than expected, so that's a blessing. The surgeon says that he got some very good samples and overall it was a successful procedure. We won't have any conclusive results from the samples for about a week, so it'll be a waiting game for a bit. Cultivating patience is easier said than done :)

We expect to be in the hospital for about 5-7 more days, and then look forward to coming home and moving forward with next steps.

Thank you again for all your support and thoughts and love, we appreciate more than we can say knowing that we have such wonderful friends and family in our lives!!!

Surgery update: 9/1, 10:35am

I know that lots of you are checking this today and thinking of Kalan, thank you for your support!

Kalan was wheeled in for surgery at 10:35am this morning, feeling good, joking, and ready to kick this thing. We're hoping for the short version of surgery (and thus short hospital stay!), but will know more in a few hours once the doctors are able to see more.

We'll keep providing updates as things progress today :)