Our world has been shaken to it's core and forever changed.
Sunday night, I thought we were going to the ER to get fluids to help us fight off RSV.
Instead, we found out my daughter has leukemia. We would be forever grateful for your prayers as we begin this fight.
Hold them close tonight. You never know what the next day brings.
I’m so tired of being in this hospital. I’m so tired of being told it’s going to get easier only to have it continually get harder and harder. I’m tired of seeing her suffer. I want to see her laugh and play again
2nd round of chemo: done. We have 1 more in a few days and 1 more spinal tap before we can leave the hospital.
Then starts 9 months of intensive chemo treatment outpatient. Please continue to pray for Florence, we covet every prayer and encouraging word!
Florence got her bone marrow biopsy today. Now we wait a week for results to find out:
A) IF the treatment has been working as well as they hoped and
B) what that NEXT steps of treatment will be.
She's so cheerful and so bubbly. Everyone at clinic loves her.This is so hard.😢
My daughter is in the hospital with leukemia and only wants to watch
@OfficialBlueyTV
.
And now I'm choked up trying not to cry in front of her at 8:15 in the morning. Thanks, Bluey.
Florence's bone marrow study came back negative for any detectable leukemia! This is a HUGE answer to prayer!
We still have to continue treatment and all that it entails, but this is a huge win at this stage!
Venmo: CallTheRN
Florence got her bone marrow biopsy today. Now we wait a week for results to find out:
A) IF the treatment has been working as well as they hoped and
B) what that NEXT steps of treatment will be.
She's so cheerful and so bubbly. Everyone at clinic loves her.This is so hard.😢
@avatarswift
@spookytori123
I didn't vote for him, but I stand by these policies. So, instead of having an open peaceful discussion, or respect for another person's opinion, we just go straight to F me then i guess?
Friends, tonight we need your prayers more than ever before. Flo is not doing well. She’s lost a lot of weight and is not eating (despite feeling hungry all the time)
She feels awful and is too weak to do much more than just sit on the couch. Please lift her up; lord be near!
We haven’t put out an update since our thanksgiving admission (we will soon, life is a whirlwind right now)
But in general, if you’d like to stay updated on Florence’s progress you can follow us here or on IG:
Today is my 32nd birthday. I never in a million years thought I'd be taking my 3 year old daughter to chemo on my birthday. Yet, here we are. God is faithful, we trust him to see us through.
Instead of birthday gifts, I'm just asking for help for Flo:
Update on Florence:
We had a setback this week and some of her test results have determined she's considered high risk going forward.
We continue to covet your prayers and encouragement going forward. This has been so hard, but God is faithful.
Outpatient chemo, round 2. Flo had a rough several days last week after chemo, hopefully this week is better but...
Once again, thank you everyone for your prayers, encouragement, and support. It has and still does mean the world to us
Remember the good old days?
Kobe Bryant was still alive, the capitol hadn't been stormed, 500k Americans hadn't died from COVID, we could see each other's smile, we didn't have to sit 6 feet apart,
And we had fancy things like running water and power.
#prayfortexas
"
#Herbstreit
should laud Franks for putting up with all the venom of his own fan base and the garbage coming from his own network. Franks has not gotten any penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct...been in any trouble with the law...He’s even apparently paid for his own crablegs"
🚨🚨 New from Read and Reaction! Florida QB Feleipe Franks has received quite a bit of criticism of his play against Miami, both from fans and the media. Is that criticism warranted?
I never in a thousand years thought I’d celebrate my daughters 4th birthday on the children’s oncology unit.
Happy birthday, Flo. We love you more than you’ll ever know.
#Leukemia
#ChildhoodCancer
@JGODYT
I love that this game takes SO long to level up basic weapons (I have a full time job and a family. I can't grind 8 hours to level up 1 gun)
And then the tokens don't even work right!
You were scared because you were having that familiar pain.
Again.
You told me about the 3 miscarriages.
They all felt the same.
This was the farthest you'd ever been.
I drew your blood, helped you get ready for your ultrasound.
Healthy heartbeats.
#ShareAStoryInOneTweet
Update: We’re back in the ER currently with a fever and poor nutrition. We’ll be admitted again, don’t know for how long but likely 5-7 days minimum. She’s still lethargic, feels miserable, and very sad. Please pray for us.
Friends, tonight we need your prayers more than ever before. Flo is not doing well. She’s lost a lot of weight and is not eating (despite feeling hungry all the time)
She feels awful and is too weak to do much more than just sit on the couch. Please lift her up; lord be near!
Just an observation: every physician I know-whether Republican or Democrat - who lived through a terrible COVID surge —> voted for Biden. The only physicians I know who didn’t, never held a dying patients hand in a COVID ICU or had to call a patients family. Experiences shape us.
@RavenSoftware
I just came here to say it's absolutely despicable to keep the RPK and Fennec OP for the third straight month and nerf 1 shot snipers in less than a week. 🤡
2 nights I've slept in in a closet in the hospital, 3 days since I've seen my family.
On a related note, I have no idea why people always want those turkey sandwiches from the ER, they're not good.
#TexasWeather
#TexasFreeze
Even though we’re hospitalized and in the middle of a setback, we got a little glimmer of good news today.
#UpdateonFlo
#FloBeatsLeukemia
#Leukemia
#FuckCancer
I’ll be in the hospital with her all weekend; she’s scheduled to be in another 8-10 days fighting this infection.
We've been delayed 3 weeks and counting while we wait for Flo's blood counts to come up enough to start her next phase of treatment.
Tomorrow we draw labs again and are PRAYING for a green light...
#Leukemia
#ChildhoodCancer
Venmo: CallTheRN
Ever since we found out my daughter's diagnosis, everything has moved incredibly fast. It's been so surreal, like an out of body experience.
Now that we're home, it truly feels like I'm living some else's nightmare.
@Frank_Frangie
Woke up tired, and earlier than normal for my 13-14 hour shift. Met with some of my co-workers for a time of prayer before going to the floor. Hit the floor running, focused, endlessly donning and doffing PPE to take care of patients who are suffering from a horrific disease.
Trying to silence and sideline women is anything but “biblical.”
In fact, the Bible is filled with women leading, preaching, and pastoring.
Here are a few…
1. Deborah - judge and prophet, exercising full authority over the nation of Israel (Judges 4-5)
This is what I've been trying to explain to people who ask what it's like to work in the ER. Most ER's across the country are overloaded with "sick" people, who's illnesses are becoming more and more complex due (frequently) to multiple comorbidities.
This week Florence contracted the common cold, but because she has zero immune system we're back in the hospital
She's stable, but getting multiple rounds of antibiotics and being closely monitored out of an abundance of caution. Please keep us in your prayers!
Venmo: CallTheRN
Most of the
#UGA
fans have already left the stadium and the 4th hasn't even started.
Shameful. Embarrassing.
#FairWeather
. Add it to the list of reasons I HATE Georgia fans.
BIG update on Florence, this weekend: we started phase 3 (backpack chemo) of
#Leukemia
treatment!
So grateful for everyone's prayers and support - it's meant the world to us!
Venmo: CallTheRN
Nights are long and hard. Flo is up constantly through the night upset and screaming about something because of the steroids.
No one is getting much sleep. 😟
Update on Flo's treatment:
TL,DR; We've had a lot of delays but the next 2ish months are going to be the hardest yet. We're so thankful for your prayers and support. It's meant the world to us during all of this. She's fighting, and we'llnfight with her
@MoGodOhio
@Brink_Thinker
Thank you so much for your prayers and words of kindness. We're so shocked and truly humbled by the responses we've received. Thank you!!
There's not an "epidemic" of women who need protecting.
There's an "epidemic" of men who are abusers.
Let's start putting the blame where it should be, Voddie.
@ModernWarzone
Agree 100%. Warzone was built on the "realism" and authenticity of Modern Warfare and the MW weapons. Take your gaudy camps and stupid reactive skins back. If I wanted that, I'd play Apex. You're eroding the very thing that MADE Warzone.
If you love strange stories, mysteries, folklore, and legends, I can't recommend
@AstonshngLegnds
podcast enough.
The amount of research is incredible and they cover everything from Bigfoot, Amelia Earhart, the history of giants, Flight 19, Mothman, and everything in between.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours!
So many of you - some I know well and some I wish I knew better - have helped my family in the midst of Flo’s cancer battle this year. Thank you. Because of you, Flo & Atticus were able to have a really wonderful Christmas. Cheers to you!
@Bear2Bevy
I'm so sorry you had to go through that and so thankful for the words of encouragement. Right now there's so many unknowns and so much to be scared of.
Update and current prayer request for Florence:
Next week is a big milestone, for better or worse. Thank you to everyone that has reached out with a kind word or financial support. Both have meant the world to us.
Venmo: CallTheRN
When. You feel like you'v been really struggling for the last 3 months and your supervisor brings you in for your review and says: "I know this winter has been hard on everyone, but I want to know I've been watching you work hard and grow and I'm proud of you"
#ER
#nurse
Officially accepted an offer for a Cath lab position!
I love the ICU, and wasn't looking to leave but this position came up and has a much better family life balance and better pay. And I'll be working with one of my good friends. I'm excited!
For as terrible as Twitter can be, it can also be incredible
I met my wife in here (on accident; thanks
@johnny5th
) and the Twitter community has rallied behind my daughter's leukemia diagnosis in an amazing way I never expected. Cheers Twitter!
#MyTwitterAnniversary
@shesinscrubs
Abolish JCAHO, get floor nurses a chair in the policy-making rooms, ensure SAFE staffing, require nurses to have an observation shift in another unit 1x/quarter at minimum, increase clinical time for nursing students. Stop penalizing nurses for falls/cautis/clabsis.
@gocolts79017
I'm so sorry you had to go through that but thank you so much for your words of encouragement. We're so humbled by everyone's responses and so grateful.
@rn_bearded
@fed_38
Our administration just said droplet masks mandatory 24/7 inside the hospital. Change between rooms. Seems borderline wasteful but I'm so grateful for their commitment to protect us.
I was all about the Japanese capture theory, but I think this might have completely changed my thought process. If The story of Earhart's dissapearance interests you, listen up!
In 80 years of searching for Amelia Earhart, no one has found an airplane...until now. Bill Snavely Jr took a new approach to this mystery and tonight he's on our show to discuss a nearly intact plane at the bottom of the sea that MIGHT be hers.
#ameliaearhart
#newepisode