Art Project

There is James doing art.....
Then there is Adrianne.....

Woodlands Online Article

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=29978

This is a link to an article Amy Kelley wrote for the upcoming race!!!

And you can see some really cute pics of James and Adrianne at
http://honeyman4.blogspot.com

Tubes..........

James has had his 5th or 6th ear drum rupture in about 6 months so we headed back to the ENT. Dr Raney agreed that it was time for tubes. When he looked at James' ears they both were infected. So next Wednesday, April 1st, James will have tubes put in and possible his adenoid taken out. Please pray for this procedure and Dr Raney--and of course James that he will finally get relief from his ears!!

We are looking forward to seeing you at the 5K to celebrate James!!!!

Spring Break

The kids enjoyed some reading time with daddy

Then Greg got to work on the projects he had slated for his spring break. He worked the first 3 days and then redid our pantry on Thursday and mulched the yard on Friday.
Tonight we met some friends at Chick-Fil-A and a lady was there doing balloon animals and painting hands and faces. James was very proud of his shark until he got in the bath and completely forgot about it! Needless to say i am glad I got a picture before bath time. Today was hard for James and Adrianne because Greg returned to work but we made it--Chick-Fil-A always works:)

Have a great week!

1/2 Way 5K

Some great friends of ours are putting together a 5K in honor of James and him being halfway through treatment. Below is the flyer....

'Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.' James 1:2-4

JAMES GREGORY RYAN II IS OUR PRECIOUS BLONDE HAIRED, BLUE EYED, LITTLE MAN FULL OF LOVE, SMILES AND LAUGHTER. JAMES WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA ON JULY 12, 2007 AT THE AGE OF 13 MONTHS. OUR JOURNEY WITH HIM THROUGH THIS TRIAL BEGAN 19 MONTHS AGO AND WILL CONTINUE FOR 19 MORE. HE HAS ENDURED FREQUENT NEEDLE STICKS, CONSTANT CHEMO, MULTIPLE HOSPITAL STAYS, AND HAS MANAGED TO FLASH A SMILE THROUGH IT ALL. HE IS AN INSPIRATION AND OUR HERO. MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO ALL.
The Ryan Family

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½ Way 5K Fundraiser
Barbara Bush Elementary School
Parking Lot
7420 Crownridge Drive
The Woodlands, TX. 77382
Saturday, April 4th
Registration 7:30 am - 8:15 am
Race starts at 8:30 am

Light breakfast & water provided
Donation Fee: $5.00

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All proceeds go the Ryan family for medical expenses associated with James.

Be a part of James’ story and read his updates at http://babyjamesgregoryryan.blogspot.com/

2 steps forward, 1 step back

That is how I feel today. On the potty training front, James hasn't caught on as quickly as we would like. He is also taking a total of 6 medicines a day and I think it is making his tummy uneasy and we have had alot of accidents. So we are going to do pull ups for a while until we are off antibiotics.

Today was a record clinic day even with his LP. They accessed him at am, he got his pentamidine and vincristine at 8am, and his LP around 9:30. We were home by 1pm which is really good for a day when we have a procedure. Our ENT appt. went good and confirmed that James has fluid behind both his ears. The doctor decided to do another round of antibiotics and a decongestant. We will check again in 3 weeks.

So our daily regimen consists of....
steroids-am
decongestant-am
antibiotic-pm
steroids-pm
decongestant-pm
chemo-before bed
Is like Walgreens over here:)

Lucky for us, moist of the medicines will be finishing up at the same time-by the end of the weekend.

So now for the fun stuff....Today at MDA, Discovery toys was there with all their fun stuff and James was taken in. They were set up in the lobby as we were leaving and everything they sold they were giving a portion to The Children's Art Project. So in that moment we were weak and got a pop up playhouse and the kids love it!!!

Enjoy your day!!!!!

Save the Date

We got a postcard this week with the date for the Light the Night Walk. It is going to be October 25, 2009 at Market Street. This year all of our focus is going to be with this walk and raising money for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. I will be signing our team up in a couple of weeks and Greg and I want to have a "cool" team name. So I am issuing you a challenge. Post on this entry with a possible team name for us. We will gather all the selections and then put it to a vote. Once I get us signed up I will put a link so that you can join out team!

In other news, James goes to the ENT tomorrow about his ears. I didn't post this week but he had his 3rd ear infection and 3rd round of antibiotics. Please pray for wisdom of the doctor and for us as we proceed with the next step. James also has an LP on Wednesday and begins steroids. This is typically a very trying time in our house! We would appreciate your prayers for the upcoming ENT appointment and his procedure on Wednesday.