One day down, one to go!
Our friend Will Roberts of Ralph, AL will undergo another day of scans today in Birmingham as he continues to fight osteosarcoma (bone cancer).
He spent a long day yesterday undergoing scans, and his mom Brittney gave us the results:
“Today’s scans were a mix of things, but overall they showed a lot of stability. Some areas actually showed LESS activity than before, especially spots in the liver which now look more calcified and less active than previous scans. The lungs and chest areas stayed mostly stable as well.
“There is still activity showing in his jaw, but this isnt new. It has been seen on the last couple of PET scans and still does not show any bone damage, which is important.
“There was one new area noted in the left pelvic bone that doctors will keep a close eye on.
“The MRI on his spine and pelvis area will be completed by Friday and will give a clearer overall picture.”
And now for what Brittney is really feeling.
Like our friend Nichole Blevins, Brittney is a talented writer.
She has a knack for pulling us in to what a mother with a child with cancer is feeling.
Here’s what Brittney wanted you to know yesterday as Will was being scanned:
“Jason is over at UAB sitting with his dad while we finish Will’s PET scan, and for the first time today it’s just been me and my first born in this quiet room.
I stepped out for a minute while the PET scan runs, and the silence hits different when all you hear are medical sounds and machines while your baby lays inside what looks like a spaceship tube.
“I’m grateful for this quiet time, even though it hurts.
I find myself praying harder than I ever have… asking God for that miracle, for no trace of cancer to be found anywhere in his perfect little body.
“I look around and see his Hey Dude shoe tossed on the floor, his Drake hat sitting beside the sanitizing wipes, and the tears just come.
He’s still just a kid in so many ways… yet cancer has stolen so much of that innocence from him.
“Today carries so much weight.
Forty-one minutes that feels like a lifetime.
In a few hours I may cry tears of joy or tears of heartbreak, but right now, I surrender it all to God.
I plead for healing as I sit here watching over my baby.
“Please God… heal him.”
It will be a nerve-racking Friday for Will Roberts, his parents Jason and Brittney and his sister Charlie as Will goes through a second day of scans, his spine and pelvis being of the utmost concern.
Let’s all send Will our best.
Let’s pray that Will and his family enjoy a Good Friday.
