by lonniehamil | May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
May 11 from Alyssa Erwin: “We’re still in the hospital. Savana is well hydrated now, but this morning her white blood cell count was really low (neutropenia) so she had to start IV antibiotics which run over 48 hrs. So she’ll be here at least til...
by lonniehamil | May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
From mom, Alyssa on May 9: “Good news: Savana’s check-up Monday went really well. Her labs came back great and because we are so close to being 6 months post-transplant we were able to drop 2 of her 9 medications! Bad news: Savana got sick last night and...
by Ross Hamil | May 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Robert Barnhill fought the fight and finished the race Friday morning after battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) for many, many years! His wife, Jana, was by his side every step of the way. Bob was a great inspiration to many people, including me. His smile and...
by lonniehamil | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, Monday, April 23, we had Dave’s memorial service. HIs battle with cancer started over 10 years ago and after the initial treatments he was plagued with ongoing physical ailments. This led to bouts of depression – but David never complained about...
by lonniehamil | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
My apologies for not keeping up to date posts on Bob & Jana! Bob is a long time survivor of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). His battle has been intense for some time now with the addition of a feeding tube then a ventilator and ongoing health challenges. Bob is...
by lonniehamil | Apr 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was able to make a trip to Midland on Sunday afternoon to see David Watkins. After his first chemo treatment his liver enzymes went extremely high. He ended up spending four days in the hospital. The tumor continues to grow and he is struggling with several issues....
by lonniehamil | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
I received these 2 texts ( about an hour apart) from Laura about Dave: “I’ve brought Dave to the cancer center for IV hydration. His nausea is really bad, he’s very jerky all over, confused and needs walker to walk. I’ll keep you posted. ” “They are...
by Ross Hamil | Apr 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mike and Debbie’s grandson From Debbie: Cade Greathouse He was diagnosed with HSP Henoch-Schönlein purpura. It is a disease that usually attacks children ages 2-13. Mostly boys, but girls too. It usually follows a round of flu or strep throat. His body still thinks...
by lonniehamil | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Due to the nature of how we get our prayer requests out now, I have to do the post on the website and then it posts to Facebook. I haven’t had access to WIFI since last week so here are the updates I have. (Note:You may have seen a couple of these that I posted...
by lonniehamil | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Savana received a liver transplant several months ago! This is the latest from her mom, Alyssa: “Savana is having her MRI done on her legs/hips right now in Dallas. We should get results in a day or two. She had a check-up with her transplant team last Thursday...
