http://brycebelt.net/blog Bryce Belt and his Journey with Leukemia Sat, 09 May 2009 19:27:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay so I have been a slacker and haven't updated in forever but I have some wonderful news to share. Bryce's wish was granted through the wonderful Make a Wish organization and we are going to Disney!! Our dates have been set and we will be celebrating Blake and Bryce's ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2009/05/09/wonderful-news/ September 26th was his last appointment and his ANC was 7000. She was extremely happy with it and bumped up one of his chemo pills (6MP). He now takes an additional 1/2 of a pill on Sunday. He had been complaining of his legs hurting quite a bit and she ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/10/13/60/ We are so excited to have made this milestone in his treatment. When he was first diagnosed the day was so far away, yet it seems to have flown by. He has done so well and only has had one week delay in his treatment. We were so excited that ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/09/13/maintenance-has-begun/ He wasn't able to have his big chemo day on the 22nd as scheduled. On the 21st we had his cbc done at the local hospital and his ANC was 480. It has to be at least 750. On Monday he also broke out with a really strange rash and ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/08/02/so-much-to-update/ Ok.. I know I don't write for weeks then you get 2 in one day!! But if you would like to do something for Nick, Angie and Tom have a really thoughtful idea. Below is copied from Tanner's caringbridge page at www.caringbridge.org/visit/tannervanberg Tom and I would like to do something for ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/07/14/one-more/ The inevitable has happened... he is losing his hair. We were told he could start losing his hair 7-10 days after his first chemo treatment which was at the end of February. We took him home In March and shaved his head. It grew back and he has been thinning ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/07/14/losing-his-hair/ Sorry it’s been a little while since I have updated so I will start with July 1st appointment. July 1st This day went well, this was his day 7 of steroids so his ANC was really good 6800. He got a Vincristine (chemo) push, Zofram push for nausea, and Doxorubicin drip ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/07/12/nick-you-will-be-missed/ Since Bryce was starting the dreaded Delayed Intensification phase we decided to have his Birthday a week early. We were afraid of him being down and not being able to enjoy it. Their actual birthday is July 6th so we had it yesterday. We were worried about the rain all ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/06/30/birthday-party/ Sorry for the LATE updates... But last weeks appointments went well. Tuesday June 24th was Day 1 of his Delayed Intensification (http://brycebelt.net/delayedintensification.html). Tuesday we had the whole crew except for Blake. TJ and I, Ashley, Brandon, and cousin Kaine. Ashley, Brandon, and Kaine have not been to any of his ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/06/30/day-1-and-day-4-of-delayed-intensification/ Friday was our day 39 of Interim Maintenance. Wasn't too bad as far as the procedures, he had his finger "poked" and they checked him over. His ANC was 1200 which is pretty good!! I don't think I posted his last ANC but it was 4500 last time which is ... http://brycebelt.net/blog/2008/06/15/our-friday-the-13th-appt/