Eden was bright and cheery this morning (her usual disposition.) We were overjoyed by her laughter and enjoyment of the toy kitchen in the playroom, watching the fish, and reading books. She has taken a serious liking to the "cakes" as she was a good eater this morning for breakfast. She actually requested a second helping late morning (a peanut butter fold over did the trick-no "cakes" available.) After a couple of
xrays, the port is confirmed to be in great condition. She had her second round of chemo today - some orally, some through the port. She is a champ at taking her oral
meds. Her
hemo count was down so we had our first blood
transfusion. Overall we had the best day we could possibly have.
God has met our needs before we even requested or knew what they were . . . we were moved to a private room. We enjoyed getting to meet other families (we have had 2 different roommates) but the rest for the girls and the parents will be wonderful.
SO OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER IS (319)353-9494. We did loose messages so if you called and we didn't return your call I apologize. Thank you for all the prayers and visits. As you pray tonight and tomorrow please pray for:
-ease with procedures
-no "icky
sicky" . . . so far she has not had any problems
- and thank him for all the wonderful staff that takes care of our Little E
Love
K & S
Oma feels better now that she's seen Eden for herself. We know she is in wonderful caring hands there, and more importantly,right in the palm of God's hand where she needs to be.
ReplyDeleteWe miss you, precious Eden, Oma and Opa
Kurt, Selena & Eden, We heard about you being in the hospital. We want you to know we are praying for you. We pray that God will give you the strength to get through this and know that his timing is perfect. Many Blessing.
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Hi Kurt and Selena,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted you to know that I'm praying for you all. I know you won't have much time to read, and I'm not sure whate else to say anyway so I'll sign off. thanks the updates. It helps me know what to pray for more specifically.
Love,
Cousin Julie
You probably don't know how much your blogs mean to all of us(your hundreds of prayer warriors)! It makes our whole day better when we know Eden is doing well and things are progressing as planned. So thank you SOOO much for keeping us all updated.
ReplyDeleteBirthday Blessings "Big Kurt". We know the best birthday present for you is to see Eden's smiles and laughter and know she is getting better! You both are just the best parents and we are thankful God is carrying you through this difficult time.
We love you all so much and you are continually in our thoughts and prayers!
Love, Burge, Beth and family
I am so glad to hear that things are looking up for you Kurt, Selena, and Eden. You have been on my mind, heart, and in my prayers the last few days! What you have/are going through is not easy for anyone- BUT I KEEP REMEMBERING THAT GOD NEVER GIVES US MORE THAN WE CAN HANDLE!!! You are loved by many! Thanks for posting updates so that I can keep up even though I'm in Ames!
ReplyDeleteI will definately continue to keep praying! Stay strong! We love you!
Jenna Steele
Hi Kurt and Selena ~ I want to pass on some info to you. Don has been working with a guy on our church addition whose 13 year old son was just diagnosed last week with the same thing as Eden. His name is Dillyn Mumme and they have a carepage for him where you can go and read about his experience. I believe if you go to carepages.com you will be able to find him. His parents names are Corey and Tammy. On Tammys last post she has her email address. Thought you might like to connect with someone who is dealing with this too. Our thoughts and prayers are with you! Don and Jackie Marie
ReplyDeleteHello Princess, Eden! This is Heidi here! So glad to hear that you had a good day yesteday, and am hoping for many more good days! Will you do me a favor? Will you wish your Daddy a very Happy Birthday for me? You'll have to take care of his birthday spankings for us....do you know how many to give him? Maybe Mommy can help you! Could you feel all the prayers coming from our church this morning? Everyone was praying for you! The boys keep asking about how you are. Their Grandma and Papa are here because we celebrated Trevor's birthday yesterday and then we went to Hickory Park for lunch after church today. When you get better we can go there and have one of those yummy peanut butter malts! Our treat! Better let you get some rest. Keep being such a sweet girl. We love you and Mommy and Daddy so very much and we're praying really, really hard for you and all of the people around you!
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
Heidi and Keith Jensen
Kurt, Selena & Eden,
ReplyDeleteHey guys, I got the pleasure of working with Eden and your family when you first arrived at the hospital. I am a child life assistant at the university and understand what you are going through. I am praying for you and hope things will only get better. I will be back in on Tuesday, so I will be checking in.
Love, Megan Christensen
Kurt, Selena & Eden - I just wanted you guys to know we have been thinking about & praying for you everyday since we heard! Lexi & Macy are showing pigs in Denver on Tuesday so I fly out tomorrow to watch them but I will be checking your blog everyday to see how things are going! The girls still remember her chewing on her Pooh honeypot costume last year for Halloween & just have to giggle!
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Kurt, Selena and Eden -
ReplyDeleteIt was so great to see Eden's beautiful smiling face yesterday. We're thankful she had a good day and pray for many, many more! Keep the updates coming and we'll see you Wednesday.
Love, The Dodge's
Shane, Aubury, Reece and Mya
Dear Kurt&Selena
ReplyDeleteOur thoughts and prayers go to You and Eden. May the doctors and all her health care asstisatnce have the knowleage for her care. May God be with you .
Love Arlan&Flo
Kurt, Selena and Eden,
ReplyDeleteWanted to wish you a Happy Birthday from the clan at work!!!! Seeing Eden get better will be the best present you could get, so that is what we are all praying for!!! Hang in there and keep that "Hawkeye Wagon" rollig!!!! Gotta love that!! Give Eden a big hug and kiss from all of us, yes even Heiderscheit!!! God bless you all and we will talk to you soon!!
DNR staff!!
Hi Kurt, Selena, and Eden,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for keeping us posted through this blog. We are blessed to read about the strength and joy God is providing! We love you so much, and are continuing to pray. We drove through IC today on our way home from camp with high schoolers and had the chance to hear from them the ways they have been praying for Eden.
Our prayer for you tonight..."I pray that out of His glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Eph. 4:16-19
Love and Prayers! Let us know if there's any way we can help support you! Cari & Tony
Kurt & Selena;
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that we are praying for your beautiful little girl, Eden. We have a Granddaughter who will be 2 on March 2nd, so this really hits home for us. I know Eden will be healed completely. You have so many people praying for you, and the University hospital is excellent. She is in good hands. May God give you the strength, faith and peace that passes all understanding. We will continue to check the blog daily, and pray without ceasing.
God be with you and with the Grandparents that love Eden so much!
Much Love,
Jim and Sally Hehlke
Hi Selena, Kurt, and Eden,
ReplyDeleteWe were so sorry to hear about Eden's diagnosis, your mom called on Wed to let us know and we have been praying ever since. We also put it on our church prayer chain, so you have lots of prayer warriors.
Jessyca just sent me the address to your blog, thanks so much for taking the time to write the updates, it keeps everyone up to date and it saves you from answering tons of calls because everyone wants to know just how little Eden is doing.
Take care, love to all
Uncle Ardyce & Aunt Nancy
You don't know me, I'm related to Jim and Mary Nebel (niece). They asked us to pray for little Eden right away and sent us the link to your blog. You are definitely in our thoughts and prayers, as well as our ladies Bible study group in Washington. Praise God for all the love and support I see already on your blog.
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Selena, we are so sorry to learn of Eden's illness. We remember when you were her age. I'm choked just reading the love and prayers that are sent your way. I've sent the blog to our 3 kids so they can add you 3 to their prayers. May God continue to bless you and keep you in his care.
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