Merry Hanukwazmas!

What is happenin, yo? I'd just like to say Merry Christmas, and I hope everybody's just peachy!
I was in the hospital all week of Christmas because I had C-def or something, but i got out on Christmas Eve night. Whoo! Happy New Year's!!!!!!!

Spanksgiving

Hey, Happy Thanksgiving y'all! Hope everyone's doin alright. Im just peachy for the moment, no new news right now. Peace!

more hospitals

Well the foot hurting like crazy from the last post turned in to another trip to the ER (3rd in 2 1/2 weeks). This resulted in Jeremy being admitted to the hospital for 3 days with possible arthritic sepsis. Fortunately, they did not have to do surgery and he was treated with IV antibiotics for some unknown infection, (not arthritic sepsis) which caused his foot to swell and be very painful. He's been home for a week now and he actually was able to attend school for 5 days in a row this week. That was definitely an accomplishment. He has his homework all caught up and is keeping his grades up despite the fact that he is out of school just about as much as he is in school these days. He did start the medicine that we had received so much advice against starting for him. With the anemia progressing, it was determined that he is probably losing blood still and we need to be more aggressive with his treatments. We felt backed into a corner and had no other options so we're hoping this will work for him. He now takes between 16 and 22 pills a day. Seems a bit much for a 13 year old but he is the most compliant patient I have ever seen.
Before he writes it, let me say... his mother wrote this post.

Hospitals Galore

What a week it has been...
First up, on Sunday 2 weeks ago, i was in the hospital all day because I had a bad cold or flu or thingamajig. It wasn't too much fun. While I was there, they discovered that I was annemic and I had low blood levels, not too much fun either. So now I had to take iron pills.
On Monday next week, I was once again hospitalized for light-headedness, dizziness, and trouble breathing. My blood levels had dropped even lower, so we went up to Cleveland that night. Next morning, we saw Dr. Kay, who started me on two more pills, one of which we didn't want me to go on. And to top it all off, my foot has started hurting like crazy! Oh well. Just hope i get better soon.
PS: I wrote this!

Celeveland Trip Fun in the Sun- and Rain!

Wow, what a great time we had in Cleveland this time! We decided to go see a Broadway play when we got there (Mary Poppins), and it was amazing! I loved the tap dancer on teh ceiling. We also went to the rock and roll Hall of Fame. The prices there were crazy, but a good time was had by all.
The doctor visit was not too too bad, but Dr. Kay is expecting another flare up and will put me on methlotrexate (see: bad medicine) when it happens.
Thats all for now!

Cleveland Trip #407986574656

Or so it feels like. Oh well, I took the lacotose intolerance test when we to Cleveland last Tuesday, and I am not lactose intolerant. They made me drink a really nasty thing, though, so I was glad when it was done. However, I did get to play n a playstation, so it was justified!
Other then that, my doctor was sick, so we had to get a "fill-in" doctor, who decided not to put me on this really strong medicine, which they sometimes use for cancer patients, and my regular doctor wanted me to... Oh its really confusing ask my mom.
PS: I wrote this post!

Math Bee?

And now, the moments you've all been waiting for...
Mrs. Papesh, I am pleased to announce I GOT 6TH AT MATHLETES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeremy update

Hi everyone,
Jer' had a setback last week. He was experiencing some pain and other related changes that had us both worried. I contacted his nurse at Cleveland and we discussed possible causes for this setback. She did say it could be that he had caught a bug and was reassuring that we'd get him back on track. We reduced the fat in his diet again, Jer wasn't very happy about that, but his symptoms started shortly after eating a hot lunch at school which may have been too high in fat. I also had him stop eating vegetables for this past week and I was very suprised that he had no objections to that recommendation. He's starting to feel better now and yes vegetables are being reintroduced in his diet. He started running track this week. Hopefully the track season will go better than Cross Country did for him. Next Clevalend trip is the first week of April so we'll update you then on how he's doing. Please keep him in your prayers. Happy Spring! PS: My mom wrote this post! PPS: haha

Speeling Be Finaleeee...

3rd. That is al I haf too say. I lost th beet, but momy sad I dont haf too doo dishes fur a weak becaz I did relly wel. Thnx all fur ur suport.
Thus Ends, the Speeling Be...
SAGA

Tomorrow

This is it.
Tomorrow...
The State Spelling Bee...
IS MINE!!!!!!!
(jk)
But the spelling bee is seriously, tomorrow, in Standish. Look for an update towards nightfall.
By the way, me and my mom have a bet going as to whether I'll get 2nd or better...
Or not...

Lab Results

Hey whats up?
My lab results got back, and here are the key components:
Sed. Rate- 1 (good)
WBC's- 4,100 (OK)
Iron Level (I Think?) - 13.1 (Hmmmmm...)
Well thats all for now.
Peace.

WE ARE THE CHAMPEENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Sunday, my 7th/8th grade basketball team won the RPSL's championship game(s)! Way to go, peoples!

Finally! Pictures from potluck.

Go to thechoice.shutterfly.com to see pictures from the potluck (and from home)!

Sunday Funday!!!!

Wow, Sunday was a lot of fun! First off, in church, I got to play two of my favorite songs on the piano: Shine Jesus Shine and Lord, You Have Come. Next, we had a potluck at our school!!! It was so awesome. The games were a lot of fun, especially when the adults joined in. I'll have a big slideshow of pictures on here too, once I figure out how! (Mrs. P., any tips? I'll have to ask you at school!)
PS: We won both basketball games on Saturday against St. Joe's, 34-28 or something and 38-14!

January Cleveland Update

This is a little late, it's been a very busy month, Jeremy had a check-up at Cleveland on the 6th of January. Overall it is was a pretty good appointment. It looks like the pancreatitis is related to his UC. They don't know for sure why this happened to him, (the genetic testing was negative) it may have been caused by some sort of infection. They do know something caused his immune system to turn on himself. Jeremy had pain off and on most of the day on the 5th. This is the first pain he has had since the end of September. When we discussed this with the dietician, it appears this was probably caused by the one slice of an orange I let him eat on the 4th. We were pretty upset that just one slice of an orange could cause so many problems for him. The good news was that his doctor felt he was doing well and he does not need to return to the clinic for 3 months. They allowed us to liberalize the fat in his diet but he needs to continue with a low fiber diet. Jeremy's been pretty happy to eat real meatloaf and real sloppy joes this month. It was great to watch his reaction when the dietician said he should be eating red meat. We were really pleased with Cleveland Clinic again and both of us feel so much more confident that they know what they are doing and they really are doing everything they can to help him. The nurses have been wonderful at helping Jeremy feel comfortable and keeping us well informed. We were very blessed to have clear roads for the drive to Cleveland and back. Bert went with us this time, when he wasn't driving he was quizzing Jeremy on spelling bee words. It made the trip much easier for me.
Jeremy is still feeling good, he's playing basketball and still driving his brother crazy. He's following his diet guidelines closely because he doesn't want to be in pain anymore. We're very thankful for everyone's support during this past year and we're very hopeful that 2009 will be a much healthier year for Jeremy. (Yes, before he writes this for me, his mother wrote this entry)

Nother Speeling Be!!!!!!

Gess wat peeples, I was in a noter Speeling Be!!!And gess wat ellse: i wan!!!!!!!! I got a trofy and twety buks fur wining. Next on is in Standihs, MI, so bee their!!!!
PS: my buther got furth in the sam speeling be.

Fun!

New game on right check it out!!!!!