Beads of Courage

Today Wes hit Maintenance. He’s done with Frontline – the first four horrific phases of treatment for #acutelymphoblasticleukemia ⁣⁣⁣⁣

This string of beads is about 20 feet long with about 600 beads. Each bead represents something that Wes has had to endure. Thank you @beadsofcourage for this amazing idea. Something real, tangible, utterly heavy (both literally and figuratively), to remind us of what Wes and others like him have gone through. ⁣⁣⁣⁣

• Black = Poke⁣⁣⁣⁣
• White = Chemo⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Pink = Respiratory (for sedation)⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Red = Blood or platelet transfusion⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Green = NPO⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Lime = Neutropenic⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Tortoise = Lumbar Puncture⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Light Green = X-ray/Echo/CT/MRI⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Yellow = Overnight stay⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Blue = Clinic visit⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Purple = Antibiotic infusion⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Rainbow = PT/OT⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Glass = Act of courage⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Orange = Port Placement⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Magenta = Emergency⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Beige = Bone marrow aspirate⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Star = Surgery⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Bumpy = Medication challenges⁣⁣⁣

#wesleymorrishoward #pediatriccancer #morethan4 #childhoodcancer #all

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