tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72032962862712414682024-03-05T16:44:46.646-08:00Travyn's FightTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-8751664516903088332009-09-29T09:24:00.001-07:002009-09-29T09:28:50.798-07:00Friends & Family,<br /><br />Our little Travyn, about 3 days ago began to acquire a couple things that made him uncomfortable. Whitney called Trays Primary Oncologist and had an MRI scheduled for today the 28th. Results showed that Travyn has accumulated an undetermind growth around the brain stem area. Biopsy is not an option. First and best diagnosis would be an Infection that we could treat with an Antibiotic. However, the Doctors feel like this is not the problem. Second Diagnosis could be a dead cell build up called "Nucroatias". Radiation Treatments can cause this and can be treated with a very strong Steroid called "Dexamethasone" to reduce the growth and relieve the pressure that is on Tarvyn's Brain Stem, which is causing exchruseating pain. The Doctors are going ahead with the steroid and have admitted Tray for the next few days to get Travyn's pain undercontrol and to get this process started. Then Mom and Son will go home and keep the meds going til the next MRI in 3 weeks. We feel in our hearts this growth will be gone or at least in control. The last and possible diagnosis would be that the Tumor has started to grow back. God forbid this!!! But if so, Travyn with his family by his side will be in for the toughest battle we've encountered yet.<br />BUT WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR THIS LITTLE HERO!!!<br /><br />OUR FAMILIES FAITH IS STRONG AND WITH THE HELP OF YOUR PRAYERS AND ANY $1 DONATIONS FOR OUR LOVING BOYS MOTHER AND HER COURAGOUS SON WOULD BE HONORED WITH LOVE AND APPRECIATION!!!!<br /><br />THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT!!! Whitney and Travyn could not have done this without you!!!<br /><br />Much Love,<br />The Sinclair FamilyTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-76798057051555567782009-09-09T10:07:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:08:11.223-07:00What a GREAT year but ROUGH!!!!<br />Posted 2 days ago<br />Hey everyone, I have some good news......WE ARE HOME!!! and Travyn is doing great!!! He is a different little boy since we have been home from the hospital. Seriously, I believe he knows that he is home and thats why he is doing so well. Thanks to all the prayers!!!<br />Travyn's 1st birthday was yesterday and what a great Birthday it was! We were sent home from the hospital by noon so we had the whole day to celebrate. We just had a little family Birthday party because Tray cant be around big crowds and such for 3 months. (Doctors orders) It was alot of fun, and Tray just loved to rip the wrapping paper. I think he just loved the sound of the paper ripping. Anyway, Can I just say, WOW! what a rollar coaster of a year this has been!!!!! It has been the BEST and WORST year at the same time.BEST- Because my beautiful baby boy was born and he changed my life forever. Travyn has completley made me a better person and he has helped me get to know myself better. He has helped me realize that its not just about me and that I live for someone else now. I absoulutley LOVE being a Mom and I wouldnt trade it for the world. WORST- Because when Travyn was only 4 months old, he was diagnosed with a life threating disease. My world came crashing down into a million little pieces and my heart was broken. I thought I was never going to make through to the next day. It was bad!!! I honestly dont like to say WORST because this trial has taught me so much and I wouldnt be who I am today if it wasnt for this hardship. I love who I am today and what we have been through has made ME so strong. My son and I are so close and our bond is unbreakable. Travyn is my best friend and I love him with all my heart.<br />But, as for now Travyn is progressing and healing very well from his 5 cycles of intense Chemotherapy, 28 sessions of radiation and his 3 stem-cell replacments. He is a FIGHTER and MY HERO!!!! We love Travyn and we couldnt be more proud of him........HE DID IT!!!! WE ARE DONE!!!now, we just need to pray pray pray that his MRI scan that they will be doing in 100 days will look fantastic and be clean and clear. I know that 100 days to wait until we see that my son is CANCER FREE seems like forever. but it will fly by.....the chemo is still doing its job and will until we do the MRI. :)<br />I just want to thank all of you for the prayers that have been offered in our behalf. I know I've said it so many times but THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND YOUR NEEDED PRAYERS!!!!<br />love you all,WhitneyTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-58677069394616935902009-08-24T09:08:00.001-07:002009-08-24T09:08:33.774-07:00Last and Final cycles<br />Posted 16 hours ago<br />Well it's Sunday afternoon and we've been back at the hospital since Friday for our last and final chemo cycle and last and final stem cell replacement. Can you hardly believe it? I can't! We are nearing the finish line for good. I'm sorry i haven't written before now but I haven't had a spare moment. My little bugger is taking a napper so I thought I would try to hurry and fit one in. So this is where we are at. He began chemo on Friday shortly after we got admitted. It is the exact same chemo as the last two cycles.He had another dose on Saturday and today is his rest day. You would never know today is suppose to be his rest day. He has not stopped going.All he wants to do is play play and more play. Oh, and dance for ahma. It is so funny! As soon as music comes on they immediatley look at each other and they both start dancing. I love to see my little boy so happy but I do know the effects of chemo are soon to come. I don't even want to say that but i know it's reality.I know if I just stay positive and turn everything over to God he will take care of us.Well my litle buggers just woke up and needs a bath!<br />Please keep my precious little boy in your thoughts and prayers that theday will come that they will announce "YOUR LITTLE BOY IS CANCER FREE!"We love you all so much!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-64793094099632508512009-08-18T09:41:00.001-07:002009-08-18T09:41:49.363-07:00Home Sweet Home!!!<br />Posted Aug 15, 2009 11:13pm<br />We made it home everybody and boy does it feel good!!!!!!!!!! The Bone Marrow Doctors were so impressed with how fast Travyn was in and then out of the hospital. Travyn pulled through this cycle with flying colors. No infections, No complications, just the expected nausea and vomiting that comes with the territory of Chemotherapy. Just liked we prayed for. We are so proud of our little bugger and I wish he could see how everyone including the Doctors and Nurses are so proud too. He just looks at me like "Mom, whats all the big fuss about??" But dont get me wrong, Travyn has his good days and his BAD days, and for me it is a rollar coaster ride I have never been on. But, it's almost over and I am ready to get off the ride...... I believe there is nothing harder then to watch your sweet baby battle such a horrible disease and I use to ask "Why me??" but all that would do is take me down into deeper despair. But, when I stopped asking "Why me?" and asking myself "What am I suppose to learn from this?" now im starting to somewhat understand why God has dealt me this hand. I know that might sound weird but what I have learned form this and the blessing that I have received are beyond belief. I once heard a saying that "BEAUTIFUL GIFTS COME IN UGLY PACKAGES" I wouldnt wish this trial on any Mother but there has been so much good come out of this and I have grown so much!!!! We all think to ourselves "Oh, that would never happen to me" or "My kid would never ________" and to be honest thats what I thought. But the rug was pulled right from underneath me and I woke up. Just when you think things couldnt be better, you hear the most devastating news of your life. It either makes you or breaks you!!!!! But with the power of our Heavenly Father for he will not give you too much that you cant handle. And as for Travyn, I believe God doesnt let these precious little babies suffer too much...Our almighty God is on our side and I know that my family is closer to him then we ever have been, and our familes bond is stronger then it ever has been. Its unbreakable!!!!!!! Words cant express how much I love my family and I would do ANYTHING for them because they have done everything for me and they continue to fight this battle right along with us. My family ROCKS!!!!<br />More about Travyn, we are home for 1 week and then on Friday we go back in for his LAST AND FINAL CYCLE OF CHEMOTHERPAY AND 3RD STEM-CELL REPLACMENT!!! as I am writing this the tears are starting to fall fast because I cant believe we are near the end and my sweet strong baby boy has made it ALMOST to the finish line.....I am so proud of him!!!! Travyn you are a stud and what a little fighter you are!!!!You never know, He might just be completed with treatment before his FIRST BIRTHDAY which is sept, 6thWhat a celebration we will have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR TRAY THAT HE WILL GET THROUGH HIS LAST CYCLE WITH NO COMPLICATIONS AND THAT WHEN HE HAS HIS MRI SCANS THAT THEY WILL BE CLEAN AND CANCER FREE!!!!!<br />THE LORD HEALED THE BLIND BECAUSE THE BLIND BELIEVED HE COULD, AND THE LORD WILL HEAL MY BABY BOY BECAUSE I BELIEVE.......<br />THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT....WE LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-22285988534977138082009-08-07T15:37:00.000-07:002009-08-07T15:38:11.778-07:00Travyn's Blood Counts Hit ZERO Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />Posted 2 hours ago<br />Hey Friends and Family, I just wanted to write a quick update to let you all know how our Little Fighter is doing and where he is at with his Blood Counts. Well, they have hit ZERO today and now its time for "Travyn's Rules" lol....I have asked all the nurses to put on Gloves and Masks before coming in Tray's room. I put up a sign that says "No Vistiors" I kinda feel bad about putting that sign up because Travyn loves to have visitors and I have some great friends that come and visit us on a regular basis. But I have to do WHATEVER it takes to protect my baby boy. His life is in MY hands and I will protect him til the end. His Blood Counts should be up in no time at all (about a week) and we would love to have you come visit then.<br />Travyn is doing so good. He is such a smerty pants. I taught him how to wave so thats his new thing for the week. lol. He is so much fun to be with and all the nurses just adore Travyn. He is a little flirt!!! I dont know where he gets it but all I know is Im going to be in big trouble when he gets older. He is going to be a Lady's Man!!!!!!!!!!!! Travyn is my bestfriend, My hero, My little fighter, my stud muffin, My Prince, My Soldier, I could go on and on...............TRAVYN IS MY BRAVE BABY BOY!!!He is doing such a great <a class="GVAdLink" id="GVLINK_1_0_0" href="http://www.carepages.com/carepages/travynshae/updates/2286369#">job</a> at fighting this awful beast and I am so proud of this little bugger!!! Travyn, Mommy loves you and CONTINUES to be right here by your side. Dont you worry little guy, everything is going to be OK........:)Travyn turned 11 months old yesterday. Can you believe he is going to be a year old in a month????? WOW, where did time go???? Travyn has been battling this beast for longer then he has been on this Earth....WOOOOW!!!<br />We are still focusing on the prize and the prize is My Sweet little Boy being CANCER FREE!!!!!!!!!!Thank you all for your love and support....We love you all so much and cant thank you enough for everything.And For those of you that go to the Temple or participate in Prayer Circles, I would very much appreciate if you would put Travyn Shae Sinclair's name on the Prayer Roll/List.<br />Thank you,WhitneyTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-81707988465270643232009-08-04T10:24:00.000-07:002009-08-04T10:25:05.222-07:00Back at Primary Childrens for cycle #4 and Stem-Cell Replacment #2.<br />Posted 3 hours ago<br />Hey everyone, Sorry I haven't written sooner but I have been a little under the weather. I will explain that later in my update. So we did get to go home on Jul, 20 and we had a week and a half of pure bliss at home!!! Travyn was such joy to be around. Always so happy and loved every minute of being out of the hospital. The only time Tray really got sick and threw up was when he was moved around alot or if Daddy played to hard with him. :) But our stay at home was short lived and we were admitted back to Primary's on Friday Jul, 31 at 9:00 a.m.The 3 week break we were told we were getting turned out to be cut in half. lol we kinda knew this was gonna happen. Its Hospitals for ya!!!!!! But thats OK cause the sooner we Start the SOONER WE FINISH TREATMENT, AND THE SOONER MY LITTLE TRAY MAN WILL BE CANCER FREE!!!!! Our eyes are on the prize and the prize is Cancer Free!!!!!They didnt waste anytime getting started once we got admitted, and by 7:00 last night Travyn was all done and ready for his first bath. Baby Tray is getting the exact same 2 chemos as cycle #3. The "Carboplatin" and "Theiotepa" The Theiotepa is the scary one!!! It secretes through his skin and like I mentioned in my last updates he will need to be bathed 3 times a day to wash the <a class="GVAdLink" id="GVLINK_1_0_0" href="http://www.carepages.com/carepages/travynshae/updates/2280405#">chemo</a> that has secreted through his skin off and will need oral care done 4 times a day to prevent mouth sores. Ahma (My Mom) went and bought Baby Tray a little Ducky Bath Tub. It is the CUTEST thing ever and Tarvyn just LOVES it!!!! You can squeeze its beak and it quacks.....lol..... Tray doesnt know what to think, but all we know is he just loves it when I pull it out for his bath time 4 TIMES A DAY.Tomorrow is Trayn's Rest Day and on Monday he will have his #2 Stem-Cell Replacment. I cant wait for my Mom to experience this one with me. She was out of town for the first one. It is so different from everything we have experienced and smells different too....lol....For those of you that dont remember the stem-cells are mixed with a perservative called DMSO which penetrates the stem-cells into the bone marrow which will make TRAVYN STINK!!!! BIG DEAL!!!!! We can handle our little boy smelling like V-8 Juice ...lol....We will probably be at the hospital the same amount of time as last time as long as there is NO complications. Please pray for our little Fighter that everything will be okay and that he will get through this cycle with flying colors..Your prayers are so important to our family and are so much appreciated. Thank you from Jayson and I and our entire family. We love you all so much and continue to pray for you all daily.... :)<br />Now back to why I havent been feeling to well.......Well, I guess our Heavenly Father has put his trust in me with another one of his children. JAYSON AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR 2ND CHILD ON FEBUARY 6TH 2010.It was unexpected but we are very excited and it only confirms that God has a plan for Jayson, Trayvn and I, and that everything will be OKAY!!!! Travyn is going to be the best Big Brother anyone could have....We heard the heartbeat on thursday and Jayson and I were thrilled. We are truly blessed....God is GOOD!!!!<br />Thank you all for your love and continued support!!!!!<br />Love you all,WhitneyTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-84063650323342252712009-07-13T13:01:00.001-07:002009-07-13T13:01:14.784-07:003rd cycle of Chemo and first Stem-Cell Replacment COMPLETE!!!!<br />Posted 5 minutes ago<br />Today is Monday July, 13th. Travyn had a really good weekend, he has been so happy and playful. Ahma (my mom) came up on saturday and sunday and spent the whole day with Travyn and I. Travyn was SOOOO happy to see her. It was the cutest thing ever. Everytime he see's Ahma he always starts clapping his hands and he puts his arms out and reaches for her. I love it when he reaches for me and wants me to hold him. It makes you feel so wanted. lol :) Travyn has been so happy and he acts like he hasnt even received any Chemo. When I look at him its like his strength is telling me that NOTHING can take him down, NOTHING!!! He is so strong and brave. :) The Bone Marrow Doctors have been waiting for his counts to drop. But instead they have been going up. 3 days ago they went from 3600 to 6000. The Doctors said that they were sure that was a mistake because they have never heard of that before. Well, today Baby Tray's Blood Counts have dropped from 3400 to 0.2 :( its so scary when they drop. This is when you really need to just let go and let God. Travyn is so happy still and what a wild little bear he is!!! lol. He makes me laugh so hard. It is SO much different this time around in the hospital with Tray. He is into everything and he has to be playing with somthing and has to eat everything I eat and he wont cuddle with me anymore :( im lucky if I get to hold him for a minute before he starts wiggling out of my arms. lol.. Last time he was in the hospital for 3 months, Travyn would just lay in bed or lay in my arms. Those days long gone!!! The days are so much fun now and I just cant get enough of the joy and happiness my son brings to my life. It is truly an amazing feeling and I love every minute of it. I taught Travyn "Peek-A-Boo" yesterday. He will take his blankie and lift it up by his face and then pull it down real fast with the biggest smile on his face. IT SO DARN CUTE!!! He is so smart and Im so impressed with how fast he learns things. He is a blessing and a miracle.........Now from here we just wait until his counts come back up to at least 500 and then we get to go home for 3 weeks. YAY!!!! CANT WAIT....We wont be going back to St. George because we want to stay close incase anything happens and we have to take him back to primarys. Jayson and I are looking for an apartment for the time being. We are not sure what are plans are when Travyn is done with treatment but we do know that we cant wait for that day....We are taking it day by day, minute by minute.I still have my vision of Travyn running home from school with his back-pack on swinging from side to side....Its as clear as day!!!!<br />I want to thank all of you for your amazing love and continued support. The prayers that have been said on behalf of Travyn have been heared and answered and I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. You have NOOO idea how much they all mean to us. We love each and everyone of you and may God bless you all for praying and supporting our baby and family. PLEASE KEEP ON PRAYING FOR OUR PRECIOUS MIRACLE BOY!!!<br />LOVE YOU ALL,WhitneyTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-51848350039942750892009-07-13T10:24:00.001-07:002009-07-13T10:24:36.920-07:00#1 Stem-Cell Replacment.<br />Posted Jul 9, 2009 10:55pm<br />Today has been such a great day. Very busy and tiring for Baby Tray but he seemed to manage everything ok. :) Travyn received his 1st set of Stem-Cells today. Before they got started they had a liitle BMT Birthday Party for him. (BMT stands for: Bone Marrow Transplant.) It was the sweetest thing. 13 nurses came in and sang "Happy BMT Birthday" to Travyn. He loved it!!! Travyn started clapping his hands and was looking at me like "Mom, is this all for me?" It was so cute. BMT brought him some presents and a "BMT recipient" t-shirt and a cute blankie. The Bone Marrow Team goes all out for these kids. Its so neat! So after his party they brought in the stem-cells and it went very smoothly. He received 2 bags of his own stem-cells. They told us about a perservative that is put in the stem-cells once they have harvested them called "DMSO". DMSO is "Dimethyl sulfoxide" which penetrates the stem-cells into the Bone Marrow. They also warned us about the "DMSO" and how it will make Travyn STINK like Cream Corn. Well to me it doesnt smell like cream corn, it smells like V-8 juice and all the nurses agree when I tell them that I think it smells like V-8 they say "Oh my gosh, nobody has said that before and thats exactly what it smells like" lol I think it smells pretty good and a matter of fact I went and bought myself a V-8. lol Every nurse that walks in to come see Travyn, the first thing they say is "Awww, Bone Marrow!!!" its hilarious! They said the smell will last about 3 days. Today was the last day for the 3 baths per day and the 4 time oral care a day. Travyn sure loves baths and when I take him out he throws a tantrum. :( but gets over it fast. Yesterday, Tray had his rest day. He didnt feel to good. The nausea came in waves it seemed like. But he got through the day just fine and is continuing to fight this battle. Travyn is my little hero and when he looks at me its like his eyes are telling me "Mom, whats all the fuss about, im going to be fine" He is my hero, my Baby Tray, my bestfriend, and the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love you Baby Tray! Mommy is right here by your side and im not going anywhere. YOUR MY LIFE 4 EVER!!!!<br />Thank you for all your love and support. Your prayers have been heard and answered. Please please please keep praying for my precious Baby that he will fight this beast.<br />Love you all with all my heart.Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-17618993437498687192009-07-06T16:16:00.001-07:002009-07-06T16:16:41.506-07:00We are back at good ol' Primary Childrens!!!<br />Posted 28 minutes ago<br />Well everyone we are back at Primary Childrens Medical Center for his 3rd cycle and Stem-cell replacment. It has been a very busy day but very positive. Travyn just finished one of his Chemos called "Carboplatin" and has one more to go called "Thiotepa". The "Thiotepa" exits his body through his skin so Travyn will have to be bathed 3 times a day and he will also need oral care done 4 times a day to prevent mouth sores and fungus. All I have to do for Oral care is take a swabette and swab his checks and gums with a mouthwash called Biotine. Its an anti-fungal.Tomorrow Tray will get the same 2 Chemo (Carboplatin & Thiotepa) and on the 3rd day he will get a rest day. And on the 4th day, the Bone Marrow Transplant team will be throwing Travyn a little party before he gets his own stem-cell replaced. Every stem-cell replacment the throw these kids (Travyn) parties and give them presents and bring them a cake. They say its another chance of celebrating life. I think its so neat that Primary Childrens Hospital takes the time and does this for these sick kids. I love Primary Childrens and I am SO grateful that my sweet baby Travyn is here and in such good hands. Its a relief!!!<br />Today is Jayson's 27th birthday and Travyn's 10 month old birthday. Can you beleive Baby tray is 10 MONTHS OLD?????????? I cant!!!! Where did my little baby go??? lol :) He is so darn cute.We celebrated my 23rd birthday on the 1st of July. We went to the Spegetti Factory. it was alot of fun. I have the best family in the world. my dad is coming back to Salt Lake tomorrow to help me with Tray. He helps out so much with Tray. I am so lucky to have such a great Dad. :) Wayne is on his way up to the hospital right now to come and see tray and help out. My Mom went out of town yesterday with her sisters to Redfish lake. She had planned this trip 6 months ago and she felt SO BAD that she was leaving right before Tray was going in the hospital to start chemo. But she will be back on Friday. It feels like she has been gone for a week already. I miss her so much. I love my mommy!!!! anyway I better go Tray just woke up and I have to go bathe him cause they just started the "Thiotepa". :)<br />THANKS FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR MY BABY TRAY!!! hE IS GOING TO FIGHT THIS I JUST KNOW IT!!!! ITS IN GODS HANDS AND HAS BEEN THIS WHOLE TIME....MIRACLES HAPPEN (Right Nonie!!) Oh, by the way Nonie. I met Ellen and she is such a doll. What a sweetheart she is. I could see the light of christ in her eyes. Wow, she is an angel!!! Cant wait to meet you now!!!<br />Love you all so much.....xoxoxoTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-4811507721116638592009-06-22T16:23:00.000-07:002009-06-22T16:24:02.424-07:00MRI went good!!!<br />Posted 47 minutes ago<br />Today was Travyn's MRI and it went great. We got there at 8am and waited for the Radiologist to come and get Travyn. We walked Tray back to the MRI machine and they asked Jayson and I if we would like to stay and watch again. I laughed and said NO Thanks!! lol Last time we got massive head aches from the loud space ship machine so we decided to not watch. awww! Instead we went up to the Huntsman Cancer Institute and had breakfast at "The Point". We had alot of time to kill because they were scanning the Brain and the Spine. We returned to Primary Childrens. Travyn wasn't quite finished with his MRI so we waited in the recovery room for about a half hour. When he got done the Doctor came and talked to us and told us how well the MRI went and that Dr. Pulshiper would be calling us with the results as soon as he read them. They warned us it would be a couple of days, but we feel very confident that its going to look good. We continue to pray for my sweet son. After the doctor left we had to wait 45 min of recovery time until we could leave. after 30 min Tray finally woke up and was such a happy little boy!!!! We left at 11:30 and went home and took a nap. It was a busy but great morning.I will let you all know as soon as I get the results. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE continue to pray for Baby Tray. Your beautiful prayers are so needed right now. Thank you so much for your love and support!! I love you all so much.<br />Thank you and God Bless you all!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-85956219139712965472009-06-22T10:58:00.001-07:002009-06-22T10:58:58.548-07:00Posted 14 hours ago<br />First of all, I want to thank you for the many prayers that have been said in behalf of my little boy. Words cannot express how much they mean to me and my family. We know that through the power of your prayers the MRI results will be what we all have hoped and prayed for. May God bless you all for praying for Travyn and our family.<br />Last Thursday I took Travyn in to have his central line checked out because it looked a little red and I wanted to make sure it wasnt getting infected. They swabbed it and took blood cultures and sure enough everything was fine. Im just a little 'worry wort' and I dont want to take any chances when it comes to my sweet boy. :)While I was at the Doctors. The BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant Team) came in and had Travyn's road map on his upcoming procedures. I was shocked when I saw how soon we were going to start his 3rd cycle of Chemotherapy and his Stem-Cell Replacement. WOW!! What a busy week we have starting tomorrow at 8am. The month that I thought we were going to have for a break turned into 2 weeks. :( I am happy and sad at the same. Happy because the sooner we start the sooner we will be finished and sad because I dont want to see my sweet precious baby go through this awful Chemo. He has been such a happy little boy and I DONT want to see him sick. But I feel grateful this time because he will get the Stem-Cells Replacment and I've been told by the Oncologist that the Stem-Cell Peplacement does WONDERS!!!!!<br />Heres Travyn's Road Map.<br />Starting Tomorrow, Monday June 22 at 8:00am Travyn will have his MRI.<br />Wednesday, June 24: Jayson and I will meet with Dr. Colte for a Neuropsych Evaluation. At this point im not sure what this consists of.<br />Thursday, June 25: Travyn has labs at 11:30 to check his ANC and Blood Count. and at 1:00 Travyn will have a EKG (heart test), a Spinal Tap, a Echocardiogram. (A Echocardiogram is a test in which ultrasound is used to examine the heart), and a Audiogram to test his hearing. He will be sedated for all of this. The reason why they test his hearing is cause the chemo and Radiation is so damaging and Travyn can lose his hearing in the future. Right now his hearing is perfect and responds very well to noise.<br />Friday, June 26: Jayson and I have school at Primary Childrens from 10:00am to 2:45pm to learn about: Dietary, Pharmacy Education, Nursing, Child Life, Social Work. A little more educaion wont hurt us.;) What a day huh?? My Mom will be watching Tray while we are at school. Tray is so excited, he loves his Ah-ma so much and everytime he sees her he gets so excited he clenches his little fists and smiles so big!!!!<br />Monday, July 6: Travyn will be getting admitted back into Primary Childrens to start chemo :(<br />Please keep praying for my sweet baby that everything will go smooth and that there will be no complications and THAT HE WILL BE HEALED AND THAT THIS MRI WILL SHOW AMAZING RESULTS!!!!<br />I will update you all on how the MRI goes and when I get the results. but I do know the results may take a couple of days, just so you know. :)<br />I love you all so much and cant thank you enough for the prayers being said for Travyn...Thank you and God BlessTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-35538505061570907522009-06-22T10:54:00.001-07:002009-06-22T10:54:43.134-07:00ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!<br />Posted 2 days ago<br />ANNOUNCEMENT :<br />PLEASE READ !! AND FORWARD TO ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING TRAVYNS PROGRESS.<br />AFTER TRAVYN RECIEVED 28 RADIATION TREATMENTS AT HUNTSMAN CANCER HOSPITAL..IT IS TIME AGAIN FOR ANOTHER M R I . THIS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS MONDAY JUNE 22 AT PRIMARY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL.<br />THIS MRI WILL SHOW IF THERE IS ANY NEW OR ADDITIONAL TUMOR GROWTH.<br />YOUR PRAYERS OF 'FAITH' AND 'GRATITUDE' IN BEHALF OF TRAVYN, AND OUR HEAVENLY FATHERS BLESSING TO SEE HIM CANCER FREE IS MOST DESIRED AT THIS TIME !<br />PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN...(ESP. ON MONDAY) AND ASK FOR OUR HEAVENLY FATHERS CHOICEST BLESSING TO BE WITH TRAVYN, WHITNEY AND HIS ATTENDING DOCTORS, THAT THE SCAN WILL SHOW FURTHER PROOF HIS DIVINE LOVE FOR THIS LITTLE GUY AND THAT HE WILL BE HEALED AND CANCER FREE !<br />WE KNOW IT IS ONLY THROUGH GOD HEARING THE PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS OF SO MANY, THAT TRAVYN HAS BEEN BLESSED THUS FAR, AND HAS MADE SUCH GREAT IMPROVEMENT TO GET WELL. FOR THIS WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO YOU AND WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TO HEAL.<br />THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS IN BEHALF OF....<br />TRAVYN SHAE SINCLAR - OUR HERO- !<br />G-PA(John Sinclair- Whitney's Father)Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-55185496198702264342009-06-18T12:13:00.001-07:002009-06-18T12:13:25.597-07:00Life is good!<br />Posted 16 hours ago<br />Sorry I havent written sooner, it has been a crazy week. We finished Radiation last Friday. Can you believe Radiation is over??? The weeks just flew by. Like I said in my last update, I know what lies ahead of us and I am not looking forward to it at all. Chemo is such a difficult thing to go through, esspecially when its your precious little baby going through it, and knowing that he will be admitted back into Primary Childrens Hospital is very hard for Jayson and I to come to terms with. I cant even begin to tell you how much joy Travyn brings to our lives, and having him home with us has been the most amazing experience. We have watched him grow and develop into this cute little personality. Just in these last few weeks he has completly changed from the little boy that was in the hospital. He is our pride and Joy and most of all our little FIGHTER!!!! We met with the oncologist on monday and she was so impressed on how well Travyn looks. She could not get over how much hair he had and how long his eye lashes were. She confirmed that it will be about a month until Tray starts his 3rd cycle of Chemotherapy. He needs 3 more cycles. He already has had 2, so a total of 5. But we are focusing on the prize and the prize is CANCER FREE!!!! (Right Nonie?) Tray will be getting a Lumbar Puncture in 2 weeks followed by an MRI. A Lumbar Punture other known as Spinal Tap is where they can collect Cerebrospinal Fluid (spinal fluid) and then they will test the spinal fluid for any Cancer cells. This AT/RT tumor can send out microscoptic cells to the spine and kidneys. So they are just making sure Tray is clean and nothing new has grown. We feel very confident that there will be NO NEW signs of this horrible disease in his little body.<br />Other then that, we are living our lives as normal as possible, knowing that our lord is by our side and I believe with all my heart that God will heal my little boy. I still have a vision of my sweet little boy running home from school with his backpack on swinging from side to side. AND IT IS THAT VISION THAT KEEPS ME GOING!!!<br />THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.... WE LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR MY LITTLE BOY.....:)<br />GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-42394417997500835742009-06-10T16:03:00.000-07:002009-06-10T16:04:52.413-07:005th and FINAL Week!!! :)<br />Posted 20 hours ago<br />Oh my gosh, I cant believe we are almost finished with Radiation. Travyn has been doing really well for everything he has been through. Last week though, we started to see some of the side effects from the Radiation. He has been sleeping alot more and even though he has been such a happy little boy he definitley can be a little fuss budget. There hasn't been any blisters or burn marks on the back of his head but he is a little bit more red then usual, kinda like a sunburn especially at night. We are praying that there has been minimal damage to the healthy tissue around the tumor. He has impressed everyone that has taken care of him.. He is progressing like a normal 9 month old should. Yes, can you believe it??? Our little Tray Man turned 9 MONTHS OLD ON THE 6th. He has been fighting this beast more then half his life and he WILL continue to fight untill he is CANCER FREE!!!!!<br />Jayson took Travyn to labs today and let me sleep in. I dont know what I would do without Jayson and the love and commitment he has shown Tray and I. We love Daddy so much!!! Thanks Babe! Jayson was told by one of the oncologist that after Radiation, Tray will have a 2-6 week break and then he will start Chemo and the Stem-Cell replacment. I have been so scared for Radiation to end because I don't know what lies ahead. But I have trust and faith in the lord that everything will be ok and that he will take care of us and be by our side the whole way. We have seen miracle after miracle and it is through the power of all of your prayers that our sweet little boy will continue to progress. I cant thank you all enough for all the many prayers that have been said in our behalf. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR SWEET BOY!! WE LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!<br />:)Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-73887179570244958142009-06-01T10:17:00.000-07:002009-06-01T10:18:01.317-07:004th Week Of Radiation.<br />Posted 17 hours ago<br />Tomorrow we start our 4th week of Radiation. I cant believe how fast it has been going by. Travyn's Radiation Theripist, Dr. Hazard comes in twice a week to see how things are going with Travyn and she also goes over everything from the following week. When she came into see Travyn last week, She was really impressed on how well Travyn has been doing and how good his skin looked. No burn marks, blisters, no peeling of the skin. He looks GREAT!!! Thats my boy for ya!! He's a fighter and he will fight through anything. Travyn has been such a Joy to be around and brings such a beautiful light in our lives. He is so Special!!! We took him to the Clark Planetarium last weekend and we saw the "ASTRONAUT LIFE 3D" and he loved it. He would wear the 3D glasses for a minute but then he would pull them off. lol I think he was getting scared. We had a blast!! Other then that things have been going really good. Just livin and lovin life. We are so happy with the way things are going. Life is good!!<br />Thanks for all your love and support. I love you all so much!! Thank you for all your prayers! please continue to pray for my sweet boy!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-17598990974056842262009-05-21T14:00:00.001-07:002009-05-21T14:00:32.613-07:003rd week of Radiation.<br />Posted 2 hours ago<br />I cant believe we are already on our 3rd week of Radiation. WOW! time is flying by. Travyn is doing so good and he is getting SOOO big! The doctors ask us every morning if we have seen any side effects and we honestly havent seen any change in Travyn. The only thing I have noticed is the back of his neck where they are radiating is that its more red then usual, but they said thats normal. But thats about it!! He is such a good boy. Always so happy. Loves his toys and just loves to tease daddy. I think he is a Daddy's boy. :( but thats ok I know he still loves me like crazy. :) But things are going good here. We went and got our pictures taken and that was a blast. We go on walks almost every night and we are just loving life more then ever. Life is good!! especially with our gorgeous son in our lives. Jayson took Travyn to Radiation the other day and let me sleep in. After radiation Travyn had to go get labs drawn at Primary Childrens and Dr. Bruggers (travyn's main oncologist) came in to check on Travyn to see how he was doin and she said to Jayson, "I am so impressed with how well you and Whitney are doing and how well your doing taking care of this little boy. He looks PHENOMENAL"!!!!! May I shake your hand?" :)When he came home and told me this I started crying cause that meant so much to hear. Especially coming from her. :)Anyways, Things are going very well. Travyn is so smart and I cant tell any learning disabilities. He is smarter then you would think after going through all he has gone through. He is our little HERO and we love him so much. God is taking care of us and he always will. We could NOT do this without God's help. He has us wrapped in his arms and he isnt letting us go nowhere. God is good!And to all of you that have prayed for my sweet boy, I hope you know how much it means to us. How could I ever thank you all?Please continue to pray for my beautiful baby boy.<br />If you have some extra time one day you should look at the pictures from when he first got sick and had surgery till today and how well he is doing. And how many miracles we have seen and all the prayers that have been answered. It just reminds you how amazing God is and how lucky we are to be children of the most almighty God ever. Just take a deep breath, because you'll never live this moment again.<br />May God bless you for praying for my family.<br />Love you all so much!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-4449430550593532202009-05-15T09:36:00.001-07:002009-05-15T09:36:21.439-07:002nd week of Radiation.<br />Posted 19 hours ago<br />I cant even begin to tell you how good Travyn is doing. He is always so happy and such a busy body. Jayson and I are lovin life and having our own little family. Its what I have always wanted and I cant wait until Tray is all better and we can think about having more kids. Travyn will be the best big brother!!! :) We have one more day of Radiation for this week and then we have Saturday and Sunday off and WE CAN SLEEP IN!!! YAY!but, so far Radiation has gone great! We get up at 5:00 every morning and I give Travyn his Prevacid and Euthomycin. (Prevacid is like baby tums and Euthomycin is an antibiotic.) then we get ready, eat breakfast and leave the house by 6:50. We get to Huntsmans and walk to our room they have assigned us. Thats where we meet the anesthesiologists. They walk us back to the Radiation room where we drop off Tray. We put him down on the radiation table and then they tell us they'll call us when there down. The first day of Radiation they sedated Tray while we were in the room and they didnt even worn us. I was looking around at all the equipment and I looked back at Tray and he was out his eyes were open and my heart dropped. It was so scary! I was kinda upset they didnt worn us. I didnt want to see that. :( anyway so once we leave we go upstairs and go eat breakfast at "The Point" restaurant and by the time we sit down they are already calling us saying Trays all done with Radiation. So we head downstairs. We have to sit with Tray for 30 min while they monitor him and then we leave. On Mondays and Thursdays we have Labs at Primary Childrens. So those days we get done with Radiation and head to Primarys right after. He get blood drawn to see how hia protein is and everything else. Then we go home and I hook him back up to his feeding pump and his T.P.N and Lipids. T.P.N is Total parenteral nutrition, it is the practice of feeding a person intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion. The person receives nutritional formulas containing salts, glucose, amino acids, lipids and added vitamins. Its extra calories. They call it dinner in a bag. He recives those because he is not meeting his feeding goal with formula, which is 43 mls and hour and he is only getting 25 mls an hour and they want to make sure he is getting the nutrition he needs. After I do all that we go on with our daily lives. We are free to do whatever we want. We go on walks down to Temple Square, We go see family and friends (that arent SICK!) and then we come home eat dinner, give Tray a bath and get him ready for bed and at Midnight we turn off his feeds cause he cant have anything by mouth for 8 hours before he gets sedated. Then we do it all over agian the next day. We absolutly have no complaints though. Its all so worth it and its nothing like being in the hospital. We are so grateful for everyday with our precious baby boy. We are truly blessed how well he is doing and how much of a difference it has been since he has been out of the hospital. He has learned so much lately and the oncologists are all so impressed with his progress. I know, if it wasnt for our Heavenly Father he would not be where he is at today. I thank him everyday. And to all of you that have prayed for my sweet son. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You will never know how much it means to me and my family. I wish there was somthing I could do to show you my gratitude. I love you all so much!<br />Thanks for the love and support!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-78400291523219248682009-05-08T10:32:00.001-07:002009-05-08T10:32:37.837-07:00The Last 2 Weeks.<br />Posted 11 hours ago<br />Hey Friends and Family, I just want to start this off by apologizing for not writing an update on how Travyn has been doing. I have been so incredibly busy being a Mommy and Nurse. I dont know if im coming or going and I cant remember the last time I ate a hot meal. lol But, it has been so worth it and im not going to complain.Anyways, about my lil Fighter Travyn, He is doing amazing!! He is the cutest thing I have ever seen and he makes us laugh so hard. Everyday he has a "new" thing he does with his mouth, voice, tongue...lol right now, his new thing is to talk with his fingers in his mouth. lol its so darn cute!!!My last update I left off where we were at the hospital and Tray was getting a new Central Line and he was going into surgery the next day. Well, that went really well. Thanks to all the prayers!! We weren't in the Hospital very long after he was out of surgery. He was doing that good! I got permission from Tray's Doctor if we could travel down to St. George and Cedar City for saturday and sunday. She said she had NO problem with that and to just keep an extra eye on him and his tempeture. We drove down to St. George on Saturday and it felt so goooooood to get out and to be freeeeee!! I was loving every minute of the 5 hour drive, especially when you have been in a hospital for 3 consistent months. WOW, It felt amazing to get out. We stayed at my house in my own bed :) i have missed my house so much down there. Tray slept in his brand new crib he got for x-mas and I could tell he really enjoyed it as well. It was so good to see my Brother, Christian and my Good friend, Sydney. I have missed them so much. Especially my brother. He is the funniest guy I have ever met and he can always put a smile on my face no matter what. ;) On our way back we stopped in Cedar to visit with Jayson's family. His Dad was called to be the 1st counsler in the Bishop Rick, so we went to there ward to support him. Nobody deserves it more then him :) We were very happy for him. We got home late sunday night and was in such a panic about the following day, Monday. That was his 1st day starting radiation. so we were trying to get organized the best we could so we could get up and be up at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at 7:15 am. First day went good and now he is on day 5 which is friday 5-8-09. We have Saturday and Sunday off but Monday we start all over again, starting at 7:15 am Mon-FriHe has 28 sessions. It will go by fast though. Im not worried. We havent seen any side effects quite yet but there suppose to be not that bad. Nothing like chemo!!!! He can get really tired but thats about it.Last night Me, Jayson and Travyn went to Temple Square and walked around for 2 hours it was so nice. We took him into thr visitors center where they have the big statue of Jesus and Travyn loved it. The spirit in the room was so strong and it was just peaceful as ever. We took a ton of pictures so I will have to post some. They are priceless!!!Other then that, everything has been going just as expected if not better. Jayson moved back to Salt Lake so he could help me with Tray. Which I am very happy he is back, We missed him!! Travyn has been holding his feeds down and hasn't been throwing up whenever you move him. He is so wild and he is catching up pretty fast with meeting all the milestones. He is always so happy and he always has a smile on his face. We are loving every minute with him at home and you can tell he knows he is OUT of that darn hospital. Well everyone, Im going to head to bed. I am so grateful I didnt lose his update like last time. :(<br />Please pray for my baby that his radiation sessions go good and that the radiation does its job and eats away the tumor. I have FAITH it will!!!<br />Thanks for your love and support!!! Love you all so much!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-37590919642395443832009-05-01T14:19:00.001-07:002009-05-01T14:19:59.656-07:00UGH!!!!!<br />Posted 12 hours ago<br />I just wrote THE LONGEST UPDATE about my whole week with Tray and somehow I lost it. I am so frustrated right now! I have been up since 12:00 am writing this wonderful update and Its GONEZO!!!! So I am going to bed and I will re-write my update tomorrow. UGH, I hate computers somtimes. Well, Everyone I will just write a quick update on Travyn. Its been 1 week today since he has been home with me at the Ronald McDoanld House and he has been doing awesome but tonight we are back in the hospital because his Central Line broke (My Fault) It got caught on his carseat and snapped. Anyways, they have fixed it twice but it continued to leak so now they have to put a whole new Central Line in tomorrow morning. WHich means he will be sedated and in the O.R. for a couple of hours. So please pray for my baby that it all goes well in surgery, and I will update you on how our week has gone so far tomorrow! It is 3:30 in the morning and I have to get some sleep.... Ugh, Did I already tell you I DISLIKE computers somtimes??? I cant believe I lost my LOOOONG update ... Oh well, Im over it.. :) Love you all so much and thank you for your love and support!!! Night NIght!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />May God bless you all!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs and KissesTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-58848212869470597362009-04-23T10:43:00.000-07:002009-04-23T10:44:20.173-07:00I HaVe SoMe GoOd NeWs!!!<br />Posted 26 minutes ago<br />Good Morning Everybody, Well I have some VERY GOOD NEWS for all of you!!!!!!!!!!TRAVYN'S MRI FINAL RESULTS SHOWED "NO CANCER CONCERNS" WITH HIS SPINE! THE RESIDUAL TUMOR ON HIS BRAIN STEM IS THE SAME SIZE IF NOT SMALLER!!!!! They told us when a Baby/Kid grows the tumor will grow with them, and Tray's tumor is has shown NO GROWTH what so ever!!!!!!<br />WILL YOU PLEASE STOP WHAT YOUR DOING AND THANK GOD FOR THIS MIRACLE!!!!<br />Now for some more GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!<br />WE ARE GOING HOME TODAY FORSURE!!!!! OMG, I AM SO EXCITED, HAPPY, NERVOUS, ANXIOUS, STOKED, STRESSED, STRONG, GRATEFUL, TRIUMPHANT, OPTIMISTIC, OH SO MANY EMOTIONS THAT IM FEELING!!!!! BUT MOST OF ALL SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!! :-)<br />I WILL UPDATE YOU ON HOW IT GOES.....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND MY BABY THAT EVERYTHING GOES GOOD!!!!<br />GOD HAS US BOTH IN HIS HANDS AND HE WILL TAKE CARE OF US!!!!! :) GOD IS GOOD!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-79420433723410299572009-04-23T09:29:00.001-07:002009-04-23T09:29:42.928-07:00Our Little Miracle Boy.<br />Posted 10 hours ago<br />Sorry I haven't written for a while. It's just been one of those tough weeks. We got the results back on his blood culture and sure enough he had a blood infection. Its called "Enterococcus" It's a bacteria that everbody has in there intestines. But with Travyn the bacteria got in his blood stream and caused an infection. I have no idea how it got in his blood but it did!! :/ and since his blood count was zero, he had NO WHITE BLOOD CELLS to fight this infection. My Dad somehow, someway got a General Authority to come up to the hospital and give Travyn a blessing. I cannot remember his name for the life of me. But, it was such a beautiful blessing and the spirit was so strong. He was such a nice guy and we chatted for a bit then he left. It was the weirdest thing, but right when he left, Travyn started to shiver so bad and he curled into a ball. He was shivering so hard I thought he was having a seziure or somthing. His hands and feet turned purple which is a sign of infection. I called my nurse in and she took his temp and it was back to 104 and his heartrate was high. They took some more blood cultures to send to the lab to test for infection. They say if there is any kind of infection it can take up to 24 hours to grow. The resident at that moment came in and was explaining that they were pretty sure it was an infection but didnt know exactly what kind. She said it could be a sinus infection or a viral infection. As she was explaining to me what it could be her pager went off and she looked up at me and said "OK, Travyn's blood culture came back positive for infection" She also said that they didnt know what kind it was yet but THERE was an infection in his blood. I started crying and was so scared. She was so sweet and she comforted me. She then hurried out ther door yelling at the nurses "OK, everybody the cultures were positive. Lets get moving! "Janet order some Venco now" Venco is an antibiotic that is very strong and aggressive.It was amazing how fast the blood cultures grew and how we got the results back so quick right after Travyn's blessing from the General Authority!! Just one more miracle to add to our many!!! God works in mysterious ways!!!!The following day his fever was down and the infection was undercontrol. The weekend was relaxing and healing. Travyn has been having a hard time keeping down his feeds. He is only getting 15 mil an hour. They are continuous feeds and going at all times. It is very frustrating because the doctors seem to not have any answers on why he cant keep them down and throwing up even if they turn them off for a couple of hours. They have done a tummy X-ray and that looked fine and normal. so we are just trying to rule out whats going on with his little tummy.Other then that, Travyn has been doing great they have decided to give Tray's Liver a break from Chemo because of the Liver disease he got a couple weeks ago. And they are going to start Radiation. They usually wait until they have completed all 5 cycles but they feel like it is nessescary to go ahead and start. I have mixed concerns regarding them starting radiation due to his age. They dont like to perform radiation at too long of age because of brain development. but they feel like they dont have a choice because of the aggressivness of the AT/RT Tumor. But I know once agian I have to turn my sweet baby boy over to the hands of God. And I know he is in GOOD HANDS!!!! God can move mountians and God WILL HEAL MY BABY BOY!!<br />They ordered an MRI yesterday but we haven't recieved the results yet!! Hopefully tomorrow morning.Today, my Dad and I took Travyn on a walk outside. We took him to a little garden they have at the hospital called the "Angel Garden" It has a stream and flowers and beautiful statues. Travyn was LOVING IT!! I could just tell he knew we were outside getting some FRESH air. The birds were chirping and it was so sunny! He was cooing and saying "Mum Ma" "Mum Mum Mum Ma" the whole time. It brought tears to my eyes to see him so happy and having fun. I know it did him alot of good because he didnt throw up once while we were out there and when we got back to his room he was so worn out he passed out in my arms. He is doing great and im so proud of him!! he is my lil FIGHTER!!! I KNOW DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART THAT I COULD NOT GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT GOD!! I HAVE PUT MY STRENGTH INTO THE LORD AND HE HAS PUT HIS STRENGTH INTO ME!!!And word has it that we MIGHT be going home tomorrow!!! but we'll see!!!! :-) ;-) :-) :-) :-)And to those of you that have financely donated to Travyn's Donation Fund, I just want to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT HAS HELPED!!!! THANK YOU!!!!<br />Thank you for all your love and support!!! and your healing prayers!! Please keep praying for my sweet son!! I love him so much!!!! MIRACLES DOOOOO HAPPEN!!!!<br />May God bless you all for praying for our family!!!!!<br />Love you so much!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-69646362398894902752009-04-17T12:40:00.002-07:002009-04-23T09:30:52.098-07:00I first heard about this yesterday around 12:30pm when Whitney sent me a text message. As soon as I got her message I stopped what I was doing at work and said a little prayer for Travyn. His fever and his heart rate were high and then he recieved his blessing. Not long after that both his fever and heart rate went back down a little. Unfortunetly I got another message last night around 10:00pm saying that his fever had gone back up to 104 and that his heart rate was 190-200. They got his blood cultures back and they were positive for infection. The blood infection he has is called Enterococcus. The doctors say it is a very common blood infection and that they are are very confident they have it under control with antibiotics. I will update you as soon as I hear more. Thanks for taking the time to read Travyn's blog and supprot him and his family.<br /><br />Amanda JenningsTravyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-87927894818245772022009-04-17T12:40:00.001-07:002009-04-17T12:40:44.979-07:00What a week!!!<br />Posted 20 hours ago<br />Well everyone, We are still here at the hospital!!! On Tuesday Travyn was throwing up alot but wasn't running a fever or anything, he was just having a hard time holding down his feeds. So they decided to keep him one more night so they could keep an eye on him. Well that one night turned into 2 nights. This morning I got a phone call from Tray's nurse saying he wasn't having a very good morning and that he was running a fever of a 104. She said they took some blood cultures to check for infection. When I got off the phone I drove up to the hospital in a panic. When I walked in Travyn's room I just started to ball. He was asleep in his diaper and looked so pale and sick. It was so sad to see him like this. I noticed that he nad no feeding tube, so I asked his nurse why he didnt have one. She said "well he pulled it out so we put in another one and he pulled that one out too!!!" (little stinker)I honestly was happy he didnt have one in because I cant even imagine how uncomfortable that would be. And to all the mothers out there, you know when your kid is sick you want them to be as comfortable as possible and you spoil them. I let him have 2 binkeys. One in his mouth and one in his hand. WOW!! What a softy I am!!! I called my mom and told her what was going on and she immediately called my whole family to let them know and to say a prayer. Well I started putting thick baby lotion on him and i put a cold washcloth on his head to cool him off. He was like an oven he was so warm. I had my nurse call the elders that work in the hospital and they came and gave Tray a Beautiful blessing. They asked me if I wanted one and I said "Yes please" because I was a wreck. Im not even kidding you by the time they walked out the door Trays heartrate was dropping back to normal and I took his temp and it had dropped a degree. WOW, The power of prayer is amazing. Well I am just sitting here while Tray is sleeping and just thanking God for another miracle. But, now we just need to keep praying that nothing grows on the blood culture.<br />Thanks so much for all your prayers!!!your Love and Support is amazing and I love you all.<br />Please keep praying for my sweet boy!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-6861599449971869492009-04-13T15:53:00.001-07:002009-04-13T15:53:35.496-07:00WE ARE GOING HOME!!!!Posted 55 minutes ago<br />Guess what everyone??? WE GET TO GO HOME TOMORROW!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, I am so excited. I swear, I never thought this day would ever come. Only though its for one week, I am so grateful that I get this oppurtunity. My house is ready for my sweet little boy to come home. I have washed his carseat cover and have disinfected my car, house, you name it. My Dad is on his way up so that he can take advanatage of being with Tray AT HOME!!! Jayson is coming up on Thursday so he can be with him as well. This is going to be such a great time. I am really looking forward to having him home. I cant wait to snuggle in my bed with him and fall asleep together. I cant wait to get up with him in the middle of the night and rock him back to sleep. I never thought I would ever be so excited to wake up in the middle of the night but I am. lol WOW!! When I got the news last night that we were going home, I have to admit I was a little scared. Its been 3 months that he has had a nurse watch every move and He has been on monitors ever since his surgery. Its just scary cause now he wont have a monitor to let me know his heartrate, breathing rate and all that, or a nurse that knows everything. But at the same time I AM SO EXCITED AND HAPPY AND I CANNOT WAIT!!! I hope I dont sound crazy to all of you... Other then that Travyn is doing FANTASTIC!! His counts are 400 which is OK. But they are coming back up pretty fast. I am so grateful for all the prayers that have been said for my liitle boy, and if you dont mind continuing to pray for him. He is such a little fighter and it is truly a MIRACLE that we are at this point where I can take him home. I will update you on how things are going at home. WISH ME LUCK !!!THANKS FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203296286271241468.post-62605021330500754582009-04-13T15:44:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:51:55.231-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY3n3W7jQao3cz5O3Vjtmho1vMo8rgotfhbR4GPk3Uk0kjbpBOsKwgcLur7_kRfl9qehHTene41pEIwwy-yEWi7Vk_Qy8IMpirlqvpxfIvUpbrh9qFEyH3iY1hPaJ8c7f07p02NX4S9fU/s1600-h/IMG_0354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324311698829796674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY3n3W7jQao3cz5O3Vjtmho1vMo8rgotfhbR4GPk3Uk0kjbpBOsKwgcLur7_kRfl9qehHTene41pEIwwy-yEWi7Vk_Qy8IMpirlqvpxfIvUpbrh9qFEyH3iY1hPaJ8c7f07p02NX4S9fU/s200/IMG_0354.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EDxzp8BsHWtLEpxDl_VYIf2-UXBKpTbzTyV-gzqAytyAz9y2rGidjhhhMLgrp4-BCjSTRsRqpT0w_nAnPW0UiYQliYNMs47O5L1N4cD1ouxFSlahE_Nffp4e0NGt-_4dhjP1oYe4aaum/s1600-h/IMG_0352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324311691046371026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EDxzp8BsHWtLEpxDl_VYIf2-UXBKpTbzTyV-gzqAytyAz9y2rGidjhhhMLgrp4-BCjSTRsRqpT0w_nAnPW0UiYQliYNMs47O5L1N4cD1ouxFSlahE_Nffp4e0NGt-_4dhjP1oYe4aaum/s200/IMG_0352.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl-Mfwbgrybu36rLOwzLK26x0ixXOD6LCUz5AoDhHv06n2L-V3HkXIU84MoF949n2tiVI9fxNLgsBrgQpGo4xmW85nB0BcRdh2moUhedaMa7sriI5GlYsQoAP4ta5dbdN3Fq-Ycu27unq/s1600-h/IMG_0351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324311687286795602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl-Mfwbgrybu36rLOwzLK26x0ixXOD6LCUz5AoDhHv06n2L-V3HkXIU84MoF949n2tiVI9fxNLgsBrgQpGo4xmW85nB0BcRdh2moUhedaMa7sriI5GlYsQoAP4ta5dbdN3Fq-Ycu27unq/s200/IMG_0351.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SJv2ffmzxNO_FqwvgyxDfyKl-jdt_4QeO0kHG7gkRb8pX_Jk8yR9hlffwEKKKrUO1k4YBYivVbyxbDC7_SwNuRgRJet5beGmyx6xsGiYJDwr_gb6tb9yIoeh8tIrh-IVXb2480sQGTM3/s1600-h/IMG_0350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324311683531298674" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SJv2ffmzxNO_FqwvgyxDfyKl-jdt_4QeO0kHG7gkRb8pX_Jk8yR9hlffwEKKKrUO1k4YBYivVbyxbDC7_SwNuRgRJet5beGmyx6xsGiYJDwr_gb6tb9yIoeh8tIrh-IVXb2480sQGTM3/s200/IMG_0350.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGEryn7hVO5GdFfHBdK75Cg3Y9a_0_awIAlds8XxoF7B5WV-N7c_Q-xOeVTIEPSrmRwAgE_vJD96YoP8Chk3SnPB6El5tqQpaXLgb09Bbz5_nyerH0Z3rg1mqBf2WeTxXAYkFBeh5xl2e/s1600-h/IMG_0345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324311681847807874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGEryn7hVO5GdFfHBdK75Cg3Y9a_0_awIAlds8XxoF7B5WV-N7c_Q-xOeVTIEPSrmRwAgE_vJD96YoP8Chk3SnPB6El5tqQpaXLgb09Bbz5_nyerH0Z3rg1mqBf2WeTxXAYkFBeh5xl2e/s200/IMG_0345.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Travyn's fundraiser 03/27/09Travyn Shae Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00715806454494288046noreply@blogger.com0