A Minor Speed Bump

Chase has been a bit nauseous over the past day. It seemed to start yesterday afternoon when he pounded a smoothie– the good news is that he likes to drink them, but he drank it so fast that he threw up, which certainly didn’t help his system. Then he didn’t feel like eating much for dinner and we were praying that he’d be better this morning. However, when he went to take his supplements this morning (along with another smoothie) he did the same thing – drank it fast and threw some of it up. Hopefully, it’s nothing more than the fact that he needs to adjust the rate that he consumes these healthy drinks.

In addition, after making progress over the past few nights with the catheter, it didn’t seem to work last night and he was up several times. This just compounded the problem, since he needs good sleep to strengthen his system. So it seems we hit a minor speed bump and we’re considering taking a break for a day or so from the treatments, if he doesn’t improve throughout the day today.

He’s nevertheless in good spirits and, as usual, very happy to stay at home with mom for the day. While that’s great for his attitude, it certainly adds to the concerns and stress on the home front. Fortunately they don’t have school tomorrow (in recognition of Yom Kippur) so that will give Chase another day to recoup and get back on track.

Thanks for all the support and prayers. Chase and our family can certainly use the ongoing support as it’s keeping our heads up through this process.

Lots of love and gratitude,

John & Carol Sammut
Chase and Barbara Ann