Update 4

Hi Friends and Family,
Westin finished up his third week of treatment on Friday! Yay, he’s actually doing really well. Whenever I ask him how he’s feeling he just says, “good”, no matter what. The only time I can tell he may not be feeling that great is when I notice he’s taken some Tylenol or asks me to rub his legs and feet and arms when they feel achy, or when he sleeps for really long periods of time.

We could use some more prayers this week because he has had to discontinue treatment this week because his blood work came back with some undesirable levels. Specifically his potassium is quite low and his triglycerides and cholesterol are quite high. The Interferon can take a toll on the liver where fats are broken down and processed. Apparently his liver isn’t doing a very good job of that and so they need to give his liver time off from the Interferon to prevent permanent damage. They’ve got him taking a prescription of potassium and hopefully he’ll be able to start back on the treatments next week. So please pray for that. They’ll test his blood again on Friday and we’ll find out Monday if he’ll be able to continue the treatments.

I’ve attached some pictures of the last 2 weeks. He’s been working on the baby caps and writing in his journal and getting visitors during his treatments, and of course sleeping :)

We feel so blessed for all the prayers and well wishes, visits, care packages, calls, emails…etc… Westin feels so much support and love!

Thank you again!
Helen