Anthony’s Story

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Journal entry by Kelly Buckentin

This past Tuesday we got our daughter Addisyn covid tested which was positive 😞 so that kinda screwed up bucks appointments on Wednesday March 31st which that got rescheduled for Wednesday April 21 and Thursday April 22nd. We were surprised when Avera called us back and said they still wanted to go forward with chemo on Thursday April 1st. So we went on our way Thursday morning about 630am to be at Avera  at 8am. Buck didn't get to leave Avera until 330  that afternoon due to after his chemo shots and he also had a bone strengthening IV put in. Buck's chemotherapy pill is called Revlimid which he is taking everyday now instead of a shot. I had asked him how he was feeling after his shots and IV said he felt normal just was hungry due to he didn't have an actual meal yet that day just snacks. Today he got up took his chemo pills again which he was feeling alright then after lunch became nauseous  the doctors prescribed many different medications for the side affects of his chemo pill so Buck took one of his nausea medications which unfortunately made him sicker. He was constantly sneezing I swear at least 30 times with in 4 mins! Got a rash on his thigh, puked a couple times and got a fever over 100.5 which we were told by the doctor to seek medical attention if that occurred so today Bucks dad came over and took Buck to the hospital here in town to rule out any infection. To come and learn he had an allergic reaction to the nausea pill! He is currently still fighting the fever and I've been checking on him. It was very scary for the kids and myself to see bucks reaction to the nausea pill. Our poor little Addi was crying as dad left with papa saying I don't want dad to go to the hospital again.... seriously broke my heart 😢 I try to explain cancer to her sometimes I feel she understands and sometimes I feel she don't but I think she is slowly understanding it. I tried to distract them tonight by dying Easter eggs with them they had fun! Buck is home resting. Ugh I feel this is never ending 😩 I don't know how Buck does it. How he can be so brave and positive through this. I'm all over the place one minute I got this, the next I'm in left field. This is just another bump in the road we will get through together! Thank You all for your continued thoughts and prayers we appreciate them all!! ❤

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