Prayers for Kaden Please

Kaden’s Surgery to remove his Bone Cancer is scheduled for this coming Friday. He is having a procedure called Rotationplasty You Tube Rotationplasty Video . It’s a very odd procedure but the results have been fantastic. Your prayers and thoughts will be much appreciated as Kaden enters his next phase with his battle of Osteosarcoma. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers this week.

Here is his Care Pages link again if anyone would like to catch up on his day to day life and tasks. Kadens Web Page

If you read his Journal you will see that not only are his parents trying to deal with Kadens life changing surgery; they have also taken on the task of helping another family at Mayo during their own battle. Truely an Amazing Family and one that I am proud to know and to share with all of you.

Thanks again all of my extended IDO family.

Prayers sent.

Prayers sent many times over.

Prayers sent.

A prayer sent.

Sent!

prayers sent the hole IDO famley is thinking of you,GET WELL SOON.

Our prayers said!

Our prayers are with him.

A note from Kadens Mom….

We arrived at the hospital bright and early around 5:50am. Kaden slept on the way to the hospital and while we were checking in. He woke up in a great mood! He was smiling, laughing, and playing games on the iPad. He was slaying monsters on a game called Infinity Blade. Much like how Dr. Rose is going to slay his cancer! They took a blood test right away and within 15 minutes we found out that his neutrophils were at 4400!! We were very happy to hear that…surgery could proceed! We talked a Kaden a little about how his leg would be different when he woke up and he knew what we were talking about. He seemed fine with it. We met with several doctors and then the anesthesiologist gave him some “happy” medicine and within a few minutes Kaden said “I feel dizzy” and he was slurring his words. But that didn’t stop him from playing his game! Logan put on the blue “bunny” suit and brought him back to the operating room. Kaden went to sleep no problem. Logan and I both feel very good. I thought it would be more overwhelming than this but we have had 10 weeks to process this and for me at least, I feel a sense of relief that the tumor will be gone! We can deal with everything else that is to come, but having that ncerous tumor out of Kaden’s body is somewhat uplifting! We have a pager for when Kaden is in recovery. A nurse communicator will be giving us updates throughout the surgery. In fact, she just called and the surgery started at 9:13am…that is when the first cut was made. Prior to this they had to set up and that takes about an hour and a half. Right now I’m sure Kaden is dreaming about slaying monsters Thank you for all of the prayers and support today. So far it’s been a good day and everything is going as planned! We are in room 3-150 (same floor as always). We switched to this room because Kaden’s request before he went into surgery was to have a Wii in his room….his wish has been granted! I need to write an exam and Logan is doing work. It’s weird not having Kaden in the room though. Before we know it, he will be back. More posts to come!!!

Prayer sent

The tumor is OUT!
We just received word that the tumor is OUT and pathology said the margins look good! Dr. Shaunessey’s team is putting things back together now! Things are going great! No complications otherwise they wouldn’t be at this point yet! Dr. Rose said it would take about an hour and a half to remove the tumor and he was right! Nurse Lori said that Dr. Rose sounded very pleased (usually he sounds stressed!). THANK YOU LORD!!! THANK YOU for ALL THE PRAYERS!! I better get going on my exam…Kaden is going to be done before we know it!! Logan and I are feeling great!

Keep ’em coming everyone!!!!

Good news and prayer sent.

Kaden just returned back to the room from recovery. When we got to recovery he wasn’t crying…just asking for Logan and I He was more worried about his eyelids than his new leg! There was some tape on his eyes during surgery..darn tape! The pain meds are working great so far…no pain to report! Kaden’s little foot is sticking out of the bandages. His leg is wrapped pretty well with alot of cotton padding. We were the first to see and feel Kaden wiggle his toes! And not just wiggle, but he fully gripped our finger with his toes! And he knew that Logan was touching his big toe and then his little toe! Everything is working perfectly so far. Guess what the first thing Kaden did….played the iPad with Dad! So far so good…better than we expected. AMAZING! Kaden knows the doctors built him a new leg and he’s good with it so far. Not sad or mad.

Fantastic news! Bill Shaughnessey is not only a wizard with a scalpel, he is one of the best men I know. Kaden is in great hands.

That is GREAT, Happy for all of you. Well wishes for a speedy recovery.

Many prayers to he Father upstairs . Kaden is in the BEST hands of tha Master Physician.. . Wil

Prayers are being placed at the Fathers feet and He is the one who comforts all…..

We know thats right Basser.

53 steps today!
Recovery continues to go well! Kaden got to spend some time with Grandma Judy today while Logan and I finished some Christmas shopping. Too bad Kaden fell asleep on Grandma! We received a visit today from a 12-year old girl named Madison and her parents. Madison had rotationplasty when she was 7…she is five years cancer free! Madison didn’t have osteosarcoma but rather a synovial tumor that is very rare in young children. Madison showed us her prosthetic…she, like Kaden, likes her prosthetic leg! Kaden wasn’t too happy when he woke up from his nap because the physical therapist was there to greet him. Plus we had to give him Tylenol and he just didn’t want to take it. Poor nurse Alesha got the first dose of Tylenol spit back at her. Kaden took the new dose like a big boy though. Kaden took 10 steps with his walker while the physical therapist was here. He was mad at us afterwards so we got the silent treatment. This evening though has been a different story. He has been in a good mood. We were visited by Misty and Rylan. They brought Kaden a McDonalds cheeseburger. Rylan ate his chicken nuggets while Kaden ate his cheeseburger. The boys then sat on the bed and played the DS for a little bit. After that we were visited by my co-worker Rod, his wife Charyssa, and their son Max. They brought us a wonderful supper…we are stuffed ;( So why is Logan still eating??? And how can I forget our visit from my co-worker Heather who brought us her delicious homemade caramels!! Logan really looks forward to those every year. THANKS everyone! The big news of the night is that Kaden is once again urinating on his own (standing up on his bed as he did before) and he took 53 steps down the hall with his walker tonight!!! He pushed through some pain and kept taking steps…he was so brave and strong. We were very proud of him…we can’t wait to tell the physical therapist tomorrow. Rylee and Madisyn made Kaden a chart to put stickers on for his PT. It’s filling up! Tomorrow we will head to the cast room for a dressing change. They use a mild sedation to do it because apparently it can be scary and painful. It will be the first time we see his actual leg.

Great News. Thank for the update Bob

Keep on pushing yourself bud!

What a good way for me to start the day. To go to IDO and read good news!