Daddy's Home!

After a week long stay at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Nick came home on Friday afternoon.  He went into the ER last Monday when he could no longer stand his symptoms.   

As Joe mentioned below, once his diagnosis was confirmed with a few more tests and word from the Mayo Clinic, his regimen of chemotherapy was started immediately on Wednesday.  Due to poor lung and liver function he was unable to receive a full dose of the chemo, but that will be readdressed at the end of this week.  They kept him in the hospital, just to monitor him closely after the chemo and to get some of his symptoms under control.  

We have many big adjustments to make in our day to day lives but this is simply a TEMPORARY new normal.  One thing that is going to be tricky for me is dinner preparation when Nora and I get home from work.  My mom is working on putting a meal train website together, so if cooking is your thing, check back for info on that.  

Nora is so in love with her daddy and its amazing to watch her smile and newly discovered wave just light him up.  Being in a hospital is good for your health, but bad for your heart.  Home is where we want him to be.  

wanna send more love?

I have created an email address to go with this blog, in case you don't want to post your comments publicly below a post.  We may not reply to all messages or comments, definitely not in a timely fashion, but we are so grateful for them!  Knowing we have so much support and love out there will help us in this journey ahead.  

crushcancercarney@gmail.com 

(both Nick and I will have access to the messages)

Angela

there are no words

Nick and I can not express how extremely grateful we are for the outpouring of support we have received over the last week.  The generosity we have witnessed on our Go Fund Me page is unreal.  Family and friends that are in our daily lives, friends we haven't seen since high school, relatives from far away,  friends of friends and complete strangers have shown us that we are more loved than we could have ever imagined.  

With all these changes in our lives as well as the fact that I have Nora to take care of, I can not find enough time to send individual thank yous for donations, gifts, or volunteer efforts.  That being said, Nick and I want you to know that it has not gone unnoticed or taken for granted.  We appreciate each and every one of you that has sent out love and support for our family.  We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.  

Angela

the beginning

In early September 2016, after experiencing a wide range of symptoms including weight-loss, lack of appetite, racing heart, trouble breathing, night sweats and fluid build-up in his lungs, Nick & his wife Angela knew something was wrong and visited a doctor. After a week of testing, Nick was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma, immediately embarking on a six-to-eight month intensive chemotherapy treatment on September 21.  This regimen will keep him out of work for months so we have set up a Go Fund Me account to help them financially get through this very difficult time.  

https://www.gofundme.com/nickcarney?ssid=748787169&pos=2

Nick is many things to many people, whatever and wherever you need him to be in any given moment, but I'm confident that his proudest role in life is to be Dad to Nora, his nine-month old daughter. Nick & Angela's lives have been upended, but they're resolute in his fight to overcome cancer. We will be updating this blog so that friends, family, and co-workers near & far can follow and support Nick in his journey.