Tough Night – The Amazing Noah

Dad

I just talked with Mom. Noah was very nauseous last night and restless. Not much sleep for him or Mom. They have gave him some Zofran and Noah in his own witty manor said “It’s getting better slowly but surely” That boy has always been a sheer joy, even when he is suffering. Mom said “Thank god for the iPad” It gives him something to do when he is restless and cannot sleep. It is about 6:30 am on Monday and they are taking blood for analysis. We hope with all our hearts that the treatments show progress. It is hard to put into words the feelings we have for our super trooper Noah.

Symptoms

ALL symptoms start when leukemia cells crowd out normal blood cells in bone marrow. The types of symptoms your child has will depend on the numbers of cancer cells and healthy blood cells.

Children with B-cell ALL may:

Bleed or bruise more easily than usual

Feel very tired

Get infections more often

Lose their appetite

Other symptoms include:

Bone or joint pain

Limping

Fever

Pale skin

Red or purple spots called petechiae on the skin

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, underarms, or groin

If the cancer cells travel to your child’s liver and spleen, these organs can grow large enough to make the belly swell. In some boys, the testicles can also grow larger.