Back from another treatment done !!!

Thank you Hanna for making Hunter SMILE !!!!

Hunter  loves to play with play doh.

Hunter loves Oliver who comes and visit.

Hunter first room at Primaries.

Hunter wishing, mom hoping

You know that we have Hunter accessed here in town and to our surprise one of our FAVORITE nurse was there. Hanna we love you !!! You are so wonderful to Hunter and make him fill so very comfortable for everything he is going to be put through. You get the ball rolling just right so Hunter under stands what to expected when he gets to Primaries. Thank you for everything Hanna you are a mothers wish come in our situation !!!! Now for the not so great part Hunter starts STEROID on these trips to Primary Children. On our way into Primaries Hunter wanted to make a wish in the fountain. I told him that we would make a wish when he was done. Sorry to the public passing by but, Hunter started throwing a fit and shouting I WANT TO MAKE A WISH !!!!! Oh yeah for me the STEROIDS are kicking in !!!!! After some couching I finely got him in and up stairs for treatment. After seeing the doctor she (Dr.Lemmons was not in clinic today) told us after this dose of steroids his lungs should be good from the croup.(A load off from my chest from worrying about the croup.) On our way out we stopped by to see Jessica. As we went down the hall to her room she was right across the hall from the room we first stayed in when Hunter was diagnosed. A flood of bad memories hit me like a ton of bricks. I remember EVERYTHING like it was yesterday. Chandra you are so very confident,and Jessica looks very good for everything she has been through. Our thoughts and prayers are with your hole family. PLEASE let us know if we can do anything !!! Now it's time to go out to the fountain to make a wish. Lots of wishes were made today some all at once.Thank you Hunter !!! Off to see Daddy and Triston in the car. I forgot to tell you all that Hunter is going to receive his wish from the wizard. We got it in the mail before we left to go up to Primaries and his wish is..............WE ARE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD !!!! In fact Rick and I were talking on the way home last night about how will our boy's  be on a six and a half hour flight to Florida when they fight like cats and dogs ALL THE WAY HOME from Salt lake !!!  Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers !!!  Love,The Laub's

Very Thankful for the 21st ward !!!

RUN TRISTON !!!!

Get him Hunter !!!

 Helping us through Hunter fight and bringing a smile to all of our faces. Our boy's look forward to The Snyder's bringing the sacrament to our home twice a month and our home teachers every month. I hope that our boy's grow up to be just like you McCain who we have come to know. With the compassion and love that you as a young man show our boy's. I hope I don't embarrass McCain, but the example you show our boy's is unforgettable. I'll never forget the first time you came over to our house after Hunter was diagnosed. After everything Hunter has been through he would hide under the table (still does some times when new people come over like when Santa was here) I couldn't believe this while Hunter was hiding under the table you crawled under to talk to him. After that when he knew you were on the way over he would get toys and bring them under the table for you to play him. You brought tears to my eyes the first time I witnessed this and still makes me emotional to think about it today. You are AMAZING McCain and truly a blessing for our boy's !!! Your dad is AMAZING as well (your parent's have taught you well) Paul the marshmallow fight was super fun. Lot's of frustration was released THANK YOU !!!! Thank you for letting Hunter beat you up !!! Watch out because next time Hunter will be on STEROIDS !!! Our home teachers Brother Jackson and John (for give me I have forgotten your last name) our boy's look forward to you as well. Story time with you Brother Jackson our boy's LOVE IT !!! THANK YOU ALL for everything you do for our family !!!!  Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. Love, The Laubs
                                              

One of my worst fears !!!

After coming home from the ER

One of my worst fears has come in to play. Friday we had to call Oncology because Hunter was running a low grade fever. The on call Practitioner told Rick that they have seen a lot of this up to the clinic. If Hunter fever gets to 101 he would have to be seen. We have done this before the second week we came home from Primary Children's Hunter had to be seen down here. They drew his blood to grow a 24 hour culture to see if it had infection in it. On our way up to Primaries the next day for treatment our pediatrician called to confirm that yes Hunter did have infection in his blood and he would be admitted. That was our second week of staying up to Primaries. After very little sleep by Sunday morning when Hunter woke up Rick called me at work to tell me that he had to call Oncology because Hunter woke up coughing like he had the croup. The Practitioner on call told Rick that we needed to take him to the emergency room. When we got their they took us right back they took x ray of Hunter chest and told us that he had scaring in his lungs. They gave him 12mg of STEROID'S !! (yeah for us) Then they gave us instruction and sent us on our way. In the parking lot we were waiting for daddy and Triston to come over to the Hospital from Grandma's and Grandpa's as soon as they pulled up my cell phone rang it was the emergency room calling saying miscommunication and we need you back in here. Away we went back in they had to take more chest x ray's they also did a nasal swab to see if Hunter had the flu. Five hours later we left to fill prescriptions. Hunter has early stages of the croup. So far now he  hasn't got any worse but now he, WE are all getting some sleep now. Thank you for your thought's and prayers !!!!  love, the laub's

Merry Belated Christmas & Happy New Year !!!

We wanted to wish everyone a very happy new year and a belated Merry Christmas.Well truth be known the boy's must have been nice this year because Santa did come . Every day after Christmas Triston wakes up runs into the living room and said," ooh,Santa didn't come." He has been doing this for the last couple of years. So now for new year resolutions, mine is to enjoy the little things and never take them for granted. We hope that your 2011 will be your best year yet. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers !!!  

PLEASE PRAY FOR SWEET JESSICA

Jessica is the daughter of Rick's boss at his work. They got their news on 22nd of December that she has Wilma's tumor. It is stage 4 cancer it started in her kidney and has spread to her lung. They are going to hit her hard with chemo. Please pray for them and pray that her little body will be strong enough to handle every thing they will be giving her. Cody and Chandra your family are in our prayers and our boys prayers too !!!

Back from another treatment

Hunter gets accessed here in town the ladies are very good to him.
THANK YOU LADIES !!!!

At Primary Children's

He likes to take us for a ride.

Hunter had to fast before his lumbar puncture. So he gets a cup cake for fasting.

Hunter wishing

Back to Primary Children's for another treatment. I was so very nervous because Hunter turned three. This means the chemo they put in his spine goes up because this dose is measured by age. I keep him in the exact same clothes every time in clinic because his chemo dose is measured by height,weight. I new it was going to go up, but to our surprise all of his doses went up. He has grown 7 centimeters in a month and has gained a pound in three months. Dr. Lemmons was surprised that he reweigh him to make sure. So this means when they do his lumbar puncture they but in 2 mls more of chemo in his spine and the vincristine they put through his port goes up by height and weight. Last but surely not the least his oral chemo at home he takes every day has gone up to a pill and a haft every day and on Thursday it is seven and a half pills. Now the super fun part is his steroids go up too, YEAH !!!!!! So now after Hunter's treatment is over our boy's go outside to make a wish in the fountains. Now that it is winter Triston and Daddy has to say out in the car so Hunter is the wisher today.The boy's get to throw the money in the fountain and Daddy & Mommy gets to make the wish. Our wish is for a cure for Leukemia. They can't wait to play in the snow and throw snow ball's so they did outside the Hospital. We have been going to Baskin Robbins after for ice cream but this time was different instead of ice cream we went to Make a Wish. Hunter and Triston just wanted to play outside in the snow when we got there. We had to coach them in and when we did we went up stair's to play a game. We had the boy's attention for about 2 minuets then they wanted to run around and play. So as we tried to play the game we got to write down a wish for Hunter. This is very Emotional for me,I cried through most of the game when we had to write things down for Hunter. So now it is time for Hunter to make his wish and take it to the wizard to see if it will be granted. The ladies helped him with his wish they picked Disney World. But we have to make two wishes to see witch one the wizard will grant him. His other wish was a pirate ship play house. They had told us about another little boy who wished for that. Hunter was given a key to open the door but it was a little hard for him to open so Triston helped. As we walk in there was a water fall in the middle and lights all a round the room. Hunter went straight for the water fall. He would but his hand's in it and get his jacket wet then flip them up and down so we all got a little wet. Triston listen better to the ladies so Hunter could play in the water. Thank you Triston for helping your brother. As we stood in the room we read all of our wishes to Hunter.I will tell you our wishes. Daddy said,"Beat the cancer and have a long happy life." I wrote,"To be happy forever and then some."And to help find a cure for someone else." When the wizard grants his wish we will let you all know. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. Love, The Laub's