Medical Expenses for Sam Creech
Donation protected
In September , Sam missed quite a few days of school because he just didn’t feel well. He ran a weird low grade fever and was waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. He would come into our bed and tell us he had an accident and when I went to change his sheets I found it was not urine and that he was burning up. He would complain of his bones hurting and be unable to get up and move. Assuming it was a virus, growing pains or overdoing it, this went on for a couple of months before I took him to the doctor. His doctor suggested blood work because his physical exam looked normal.
His blood work came back with a very high white blood cell count of a specific white blood cell, Eosinophils. In addition an immunoglobulin came back more than 20 times the normal level while 3 other immunoglobulins came back too low.
Initially we were sent for allergy shots, upon extensive and multiple testing his tests came back negative. We were then sent to infectious disease and tested for many other things. During all of this time the fevers, bone pain and fatigue were still continuing. We landed in the hospital with bone aspirations that did not show leukemia. However, a special blood test that examines the contents of a blood sample (Peripheral Blood Smear)showed Eosinophilia and increased number of red blood cells.
Sam is now under the care of the Children’s AFLAC Cancer & Blood Disorder Hematology/Oncology Department and their very well respected immunologist. They have done more extensive testing and found that his T-cells (we call those firefighters) are in overdrive looking for a fire that needs to be put out but is nowhere to be found. This is causing his bone marrow to attack itself and the immune system. He has started a strong immune suppressant to give his bone marrow an artificial reset while they figure out long term how to care for Sam. He is also receiving an injection to help the bone marrow suppress the specific white blood cell that it is over producing.
His treatment has continued and the family is updating Sam's Caring Bridge as his care changes. Please visit this link to learn the latest: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/samcreechsbattle . I will update here as new infomation becomes available as well.
His blood work came back with a very high white blood cell count of a specific white blood cell, Eosinophils. In addition an immunoglobulin came back more than 20 times the normal level while 3 other immunoglobulins came back too low.
Initially we were sent for allergy shots, upon extensive and multiple testing his tests came back negative. We were then sent to infectious disease and tested for many other things. During all of this time the fevers, bone pain and fatigue were still continuing. We landed in the hospital with bone aspirations that did not show leukemia. However, a special blood test that examines the contents of a blood sample (Peripheral Blood Smear)showed Eosinophilia and increased number of red blood cells.
Sam is now under the care of the Children’s AFLAC Cancer & Blood Disorder Hematology/Oncology Department and their very well respected immunologist. They have done more extensive testing and found that his T-cells (we call those firefighters) are in overdrive looking for a fire that needs to be put out but is nowhere to be found. This is causing his bone marrow to attack itself and the immune system. He has started a strong immune suppressant to give his bone marrow an artificial reset while they figure out long term how to care for Sam. He is also receiving an injection to help the bone marrow suppress the specific white blood cell that it is over producing.
His treatment has continued and the family is updating Sam's Caring Bridge as his care changes. Please visit this link to learn the latest: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/samcreechsbattle . I will update here as new infomation becomes available as well.
Organizer and beneficiary
Melissa Jones
Organizer
Cumming, GA
Heather Creech
Beneficiary