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Update on Jaslynn November 3, 2004 Jaslynn is doing good she will get checked again on Friday to see if she needs blood. So far everything is looking good for her to be able to be at the benefit on Saturday. My son advised us that the doctors will be doing another MRI soon to check the spot that grew from the first surgery. They thought it was scar tissue from the first radiation. After the first hard dose of Chemo the spot did shrink now they want to check to see if it shrunk some more. At this point the Drs (Oncologist, Surgeon and Radiologist I believe will determine the next step. We will keep updating the web site as soon as we get the information. We ask to please be praying that God will heal her from the cancer and she will live a long prosperous life. We want to thank everyone for all the prayers they help Jaslynn and the family so much. It is such comfort to know Jaslynn has so many beautiful people praying for her.
Pictures above show Jaslynn looking at 50 cards received from Arlington Christian School in Georgia.
Next update November 8 unless something develops. Check back November 8, I will have pictures of Jaslynn’s benefit.

Up-Date on Jaslynn October 30, 2004 Jaslynn is doing real good she completed her 72 hours of chemo today. She was very happy when the nurse came today to remove the bag, she came up to our house saying "I’m free they took the bag," Jaslynn was in a very good mood today and very happy. She was back on computer today playing her games. Drs. will check her counts on Monday to see how they are. They will give her a shot to try and boost the white blood count. She did real well with chemo this time, hopefully all her counts will stay up. We are not sure about chemo now that she has completed the 72 hr. But she still has a lot of work ahead of her, Jaslynn will be starting radiation soon I am not sure what day yet. Pictures above show Jaslynn with her bag and playing with stickers and also on computer playing games.
God willing Jaslynn will be at a Barbecue Benefit for her in Lytle Tx. November 6, If anyone would like to meet her. Please see details at home page. We are praying she will do well all week so that she can be there.I will have Directions to Lytle City Park on Monday.
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 29, 2004 Jaslynn started her chemo on Wednesday and she is doing good so far, I was with Jaslynn on Thursday at chemo and it was a long day for her. She started chemo at about 9:00am and was over at 7pm. She was very tired at the end of the day. But it looks like she is doing better this time. She still has chemo today Friday and will come home with the bag, bag will be removed on Saturday. I will have another update on Jaslynn late Saturday October 30th. Pictures above show Jaslynn resting while getting chemo and playing with stethoscope
I learned today from being at the Doctors that the reason that they are giving Jaslynn this aggressive Chemo is due to her getting that second tumor while she was still on the other Chemo. As the Doctors have also previously said that the cancer Jaslynn has is a very aggressive cancer too. Today at the Doctors the nurse also talked about another medicine they were giving Jaslynn this one was to coat her bladder. She was telling us that it was not the chemo that was making the bladder bleed it was a virus Jaslynn had somehow contacted. Please pray that she keeps doing well and for her family.
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 26, 2004 Jaslynn had 3 appointments on Monday the 25th and the Drs. say everything is looking good, the spot they saw on the last MRI is shrinking and her counts were good. Jaslynn will start her second round of hard chemo on Wednesday October 27th this will be the same as the last one 72 hrs but 25% less medicine. The nurse will come in today Tuesday to put the backpack on Jaslynn to hydrated her for 24 hours to help her body handle the chemo so that it won’t dehydrate her as bad. She will also be hydrated during the chemo treatment. We are praying that she does better than the last time and that she won’t end up back in the hospital. Jaslynn has come a long way an is doing real good. We believe in prayers and we know they are helping Jaslynn.
We took Jaslynn and Gibby out for pizza again last night at a local pizza place. We are impressed with the crazy bread and pizza. Jaslynn & Gibby ate real well, pizza is one of Jaslynn’s favorites. You can see on pictures above that she had a blast eating pizza. We all like to see Jaslynn smile and have fun, it helps us feel better and we know she is feeling good too. The days that she is down everyone is so sad and we all hurt.
I will have an update on Friday the 29th to let everyone know how Jaslynn is doing.
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 22, 2004 Jaslynn is doing well, she was back at Drs. on Wednesday for checkup and her counts were good and she did not need anything. Jaslynn’s parents received a call from Drs. office Wednesday evening to have Jaslynn back at office Thursday morning for a MRI. Jaslynn had the MRI and we will not have the results until Monday October 25th, the Doctors will also check all her counts on this day and if everything is ok they will start chemo again on Wednesday October 27. The chemo she will have this time will be cut back 25%. As soon as we have the results of MRI I will let everyone know. We ask that everyone keep praying for Jaslynn she has a very hard week coming up.
On October 19, 2004 was one year that Drs. found the first tumor, and October 21, 2004 was one year that it was removed. Jaslynn is now 5 years old and she has been through a lot in one year. We would like to thank everyone that has been with us here from day one and we also thank you for your prayers. I will keep updating everyone here on website weekly or daily depending on her condition.
I will update Home Page and our picture on home page this week. I will also add a 3rd Page for the weekly updates, and we will start our 10th Guest Book. Next update October 26 should have MRI results by then. Again Thanks to Everyone.

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Up-Date on Jaslynn October 19, 2004 Jaslynn was not able to start her chemo on Monday. Her blood counts drop and she still has a cough. Jaslynn is too weak to have started chemo. On Saturday October 16 Jaslynn had to return to hospital for a few hours to receive more blood, she will also be on antibiotics for the cough she has. Drs. said they would have to put chemo on hold for 2 weeks. Jaslynn will be back at Drs. for a check-up later this week. Jaslynn spends her time at home looking at her cards she has received and playing with her toys. Monday night we took Jaslynn out for pizza and she ate real good, she loves pizza. On Saturday October 16 was the Home Coming for Somerset and we were going to have Jaslynn ride on the fire truck but she had to go for more blood on this day. Gibby got to ride his bike and he had a blast. I will have another update on Friday. Please keep checking back for updates.

12 days here we are going home
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 11, 2004 Jaslynn was released from Hospital on Friday and is doing well. The first thing she had when she got home was pizza. She was very happy to be home. Jaslynn was at Dr. today Monday for blood count check up and her counts were good. Jaslynn will have a week off from Chemo. She has had a small cough and today the Doctor ordered a chest Xray to make sure everything is o.k. Chemo will start again on Monday October 18th if chest x-ray comes back ok. This will be duplicate round of hard chemo for Jaslynn that will take 4 days to complete, and we are all asking for prayers again to help Jaslynn recover faster then she did on her first round.
Please check back on the next Up-Date for the latest on Jaslynns chemo starting on the 18th. Next Up-Date will be Sunday October 17.
Thanks to everyone for your Prayers and for staying with us on the web-site this past 2 weeks.

Up-Date on Jaslynn October 7, 2004 Jaslynn is still in the hospital and doing real good her blood counts went up that’s a good sign. Her white cells were as low as 100 and on Wednesday they were at 400, and today Thursday they are at 800. The blood in her urine is gone, we Thank God for that. Jaslynn is in very good spirits. Drs. are going to remove the nutrition bag today and if she does good she may come home tomorrow Friday. Dr. said she would have one week off and then they needed to start the second round of chemo. After this second round of chemo she will have another MRI to see if that spot is gone. Then she will start radiation again where the second tumor was. Jaslynn is a fighter, she still has a long road ahead of her and we will continue to pray for her and her parents they have been at her bed site 24-7 dad goes to work and then returns and sleeps next to her. Again we thank everyone for there prayers we know he hears us.
Pictures above show Jaslynn looking at some cards she received from Warren Elementary St. Peters, MD. This was from Mrs. Estes class. All these cards come with the help of Postcards for kid’s web-site and as you can see on my pictures that it makes sick kids feel a little better.
I will have another Up-Date on Jaslynn Saturday October 9th.
Wedding; We were able to have the wedding for our daughter in the hospital chapel on Sunday October 3rd and everything went well. Jaslynn was the flower girl and Gibby the ring bearer and they did real good with no rehearsal. These are some of the wedding pictures.
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 3, 2004 This has been a long hard week for Jaslynn. On Saturday her blood counts dropped again, she is still receiving all the medications that she has been on all week. At times Jaslynn feels weak and at times she does real good and wants to play. Jaslynn was very happy today when her best friend showed up to visit her on Saturday, this little girl is the girl you all saw on her first day of school with. They all had fun as they colored together. Everyone check out big brother Gibby. Please continue to pray for Jaslynn and her family this has been a very hard week for them and all of us. Especially my wife she has not been able to see Jaslynn all week, because she was sick now she is better and will be able to see her today she can’t wait to see Jaslynn and hug her.
Wedding; Our daughter will be getting married on Sunday October 3, 2004 at 4pm in the hospital chapel, this will be a very small wedding, Jaslynn will be the flower girl and Gibby will be the ring bearer. The Dr. will have Jaslynn ready by 3pm so she can be dressed. I will have pictures of wedding on Tuesday for everyone to see.
We would like to thank everyone for visiting the web-site and for your prayers. I am going to take 2 days off on updating the web-site unless an emergency happens lets pray it does not. We have had so much going on this week I need to regroup and collect my thoughts it has been a very long week for us all. We do not know when Jaslynn will get out of the hospital she still has a lot of blood in her urine. We are very concerned because they have not been able to stop the bleeding. The next Up-Date will be on Tuesday October 5th.

Cards From Lytle Jr. High - Lytle TX.
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 2, 2004 Jaslynn was doing a bit better today thank God, her white cells were back to 200 normal is 5000 to 15000, her platelets were 95 normal is 140 to 400. Dr. said today that the blood in her urine was caused by the chemo and that it is not an infection. Jaslynn was given more blood and platelets today. She is still receiving antibiotics and nutrition through IV. Jaslynn is under heavy medication and getting morphine for pain. Jaslynn started feeling better in the afternoon and was playing with the stickers that she gets from the nurses. She was also looking at some of her mail today pictures above show Jasynn with the cards she received from a 7th grade class from Lytle Jr. High in Lytle Tx.
We are having a small wedding ceremony for our daughter on Sunday in the hospital chapel, Jaslynn was very happy that she gets to be the flower girl and Gibby will be the ring bearer. The nurses are going to remove Jaslynns IV’s for a short time and take her to the chapel for the ceremony.
I will have another update on Jaslynn and the wedding on Saturday night.
Up-Date on Jaslynn October 1, 2004 Jaslynn is still sick and weak. Her counts went down even more over night her white cells were at 100 and her platelets were at 47. Jaslynn still has a lot of blood in her urine and they can not get it to stop. Dr. said today that there are not many options, of trying to make it clot. They were going to try one more medicine and that this medicine will make her be in more pain. They are still giving Jaslynn Morphine to help ease the pain she has been in. Jaslynn has not been this sick since she was diagnosed in Oct 2003. She will be in the hospital at least 5 more days and possible longer. We were planning my daughters wedding we had it scheduled for Oct. 10. The wedding has been postponed since Jaslynn the flower girl is in the hospital. We are considering having a small ceremony at the hospital on Sunday, but not sure yet.
I will continue to do daily updates on Jaslynn because her condition is changing daily. Please pray for Jaslynn. We have Faith in God that he is going to help her get through this.
I will have another Up-Date October the 2

Jaslynn's Blood counts went down over night.
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 30, 2004 Jaslynn is still feeling sick and looks weak. Her blood counts went down over night, right now her tolerance to fight infections is zero. We believe that is why the urinary track infection is still not gone. No one with a cold or a cough can see her. Her white cells are at 200 should be over 2000, her red cells are at 8000 should be over 15000. All her other counts are low. Jaslynn received another pint of blood today and is still getting nutrition and antibiotics through her port. Please keep praying for Jaslynn and her family and brother Gibby. He has to go to school and concentrate and at the same time he worries about his sister, we pick him up from school and take him to see his sister and we see that he is getting very tired.
Jaslynn Hernandez is at the Methodist Childrens Hospital in San Antonio Texas if anyone would like to send her a balloon or a flower. She has zero now.
I will have another Up-Date October the 1

We were happy to see Jaslynn Smile today.
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 29, 2004 Jaslynn is doing a little better today, she is still weak. She received one pint of blood and was still getting fluids and antibiotics. Jaslynn has a urinary track infection that is very painful for her or anyone. She has to go to the bathroom every 5 to 10 minutes and they have been given her morphine for the pain, because it hurts to go to the bathroom. Jaslynn keeps asking for her brother Gibby and her Aunt Priscilla. Jaslynn was happy when Geoffrey went to see her and took her a gift as you can tell by her smiles in the pictures. We will keep you updated on how Jaslynn is doing. My wife is upset because she has pneumonia and she cannot go see Jaslynn at the hospital.
Jaslynn received a bunch of cards from Mrs Vela’s 7th grade class Lytle Jr High once Jaslynn is feeling a little better she will open the cards and we will be able to get a picture of her and the cards. We want to Thank Mrs. Vela and her class for taking the time to make the wonderful cards it means so much. The class also sent some cash for a pizza. Jaslynn will get a pizza once she is able to eat more.
I would like to apologize for any misspelling in the updates most of the time I’m very tired and doing the updates late at night so please forgive any misspelled words.
I will have another Up-Date on Thursday the 30th.

Jaslynn resting comfortably
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 28, 2004 I was able to visit Jaslynn last night, as visitors were limited. Jaslynn is still weak but resting comfortably as pictures above show, she slept the hold time I was there. Jaslynn is been hydrated and is getting nutrition through her port because she will not eat. She lost 2 ½ pounds this last week. She is also getting treatment for an infection. All this is the result of the 3 days hard chemo she just completed. She will also be receiving more blood today. We are hoping that after she receives blood she will be doing a lot better. Jaslynn is going to have 2 weeks off of chemo and then starting on October 11, she will have another 3 days of hard chemo. After that she will have another MRI. Please pray that God help her through all this.
Jaslynn is at the Methodist Childrens Hospital in San Antonio Texas
I will have another Up-Date on Wednesday the 29th.

Up-Date on Jaslynn September 27, 2004 Jaslynn was admitted to the hospital today Monday September 27, 2004. Jaslynn is very weak and her blood count is very low, she also has blood in her urine. Jasylnn was also rush to hospital Sunday Morning @ 2am she was in pain and very low on potassium and was release at 6:30am. I will have more details on Jaslynn later today or Tuesday. Please Pray for Jaslynn. We all love her very much
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 23, 2004 Jaslynn has had a VERY rough 3 days, she has completed her 3 days of hard chemo. Jaslynn is sick at this time and weak this is the result of the hard chemo she received. Jaslynn is home and still has her bag, she will keep this IV for the next 2 days, this IV is replacing her Fluids. Please help us Pray for Jaslynn.

"Happy 5th Birthday Jaslynn" September 15
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 20, 2004 Jaslynn Had a very good week and a lot of planning was done to have her birthday party on Saturday the 18th . This day was a day for her and all of us to forget the Drs. we all wanted Jaslynn to have a great birthday and she did. We are very proud of Jaslynns Dad and Mom they did their best to make sure Jaslynn got what she asked for. Grandpa made the arrangements with H & H Horses and we would like to thank H & H Horses for bringing a pony for Jaslynn and her friends to ride. H & H is a husband and wife team that provides pony rides for special needs kids. We were very honored that they did this for Jaslynn to make one of her dreams come true, they did a wonderful job. We would also like to thank Mr. DJ. And Mr. Matthew for helping grandpa put a rainbow swing together we did it in 3 days. We would also like to thank the Soliz family for delivering the Spiderman Bouncer, Jaslynn, Gibby and all the kids had a blast. The kids would all get out so Jaslynn could have a turn because she could not be in there with everyone else. Her friend Kennedy would stay with her in the Spiderman Bouncer. All the children also had a blast playing on the new swing and slide. We would also like to thank Buddy Bear for making an appearance at the birthday everyone was surprised about him. We would also like to Thank Kelly Duemaler from St. Peters Mo She is a teacher and her class had a project to make birthday cards for Jaslynn, they were all very good. Jaslynn loved looking at all of them and we all read them to her.

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Monday September 20, 2004 Jaslynn started a very long and hard week today she had 8 hrs of Chemo that has already made her sick and they sent her home with the bag. She has to be back at the Doctors Tuesday morning for 6 hr of Chemo, and brings home the bag. Wednesday she will return for another 6 hrs of Chemo and then comes home with the bag. Please pray that God give Jaslynn strength because this is going to be a tough week.

Jaslynn is doing real good, Thanks for all the prayers.
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 13, 2004 Jaslynn and her parents got her MRI results and the doctors are concerned about the spot they thought was scar tissue. If you all remember back in May Jaslynn had a MRI to see if a tumor was coming back. The Drs. told us that they saw a spot where her first tumor was and thought it was scar tissue, and that they would have to do a MRI later to check it again. This MRI that was done on September 8th shows that spot they thought was scar tissue has grown. The doctors are not for sure what it is so they will start treating this on Monday with a very strong Chemo. Jaslynn is going to have 8 hrs on Monday and come home with the bag then Tuesday for 6 hrs and home with the bag and 6 hrs on Wednesday and home with the bag. The doctors did state if the spot is cancer this chemo would kill it. This chemo is also tough on the bone marrow and they will need to give her magnesium and calcium. Jaslynn will then have a 2-week break then start again 8hrs on a Monday and 6 hrs on a Tuesday and 6 hrs on Wednesday. The doctors said this is one of the strongest chemo that she will be getting, so we have to keep praying that God will keep Jaslynn strong. After Jaslynn finishes the Chemo session (about 5 weeks) she will have another MRI to see if the spot is gone or reduced. She will then go through radiation treatments where the second tumor was. Jaslynn also got her stitches removed today and she did great. Her Daddy told me she did not cry and when they were finished she stated “Dad that hurt”. (She is so brave) our little angel. We do thank God no other cancer was found in her body. Our prayers were answered. Jaslynn is practicing with a dance team she joined recently and God willing she will get to perform with the other team members on Sunday the 26th it is called Manna From Heaven presents Dance for Christ. This will give Jaslynn something to focus on.
Pictures above show Jaslynn on my computer, she likes to type. And on Sunday she was out riding her Barbie Jeep she got for her last birthday.
Jaslynn will be 5 on Wednesday September 15, and I have 4 days to build her a swing that her and Gibby will be playing on Saturday at her birthday party. Jaslynn has been through so much since her last birthday that we want this party on Saturday to be special for her and Gibby. We want them to have a lot of fun and forget the Drs. for one day. Gibby has been there for her every step of the way he has been very brave.

"Jaslynn Is relaxing on Grandmas lap"
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 7, 2004 Jaslynn is doing well considering she just had brain surgery. She does feel a little weak and gets tired. The tumor they took out this time was the same as the first one it is called (Sarcoma), a very aggressive cancer. Jaslynn has been very protective of her incision and does not want anyone to look at it. Jaslynn is going to have a MRI Wednesday September 8, 2004 this MRI is going to be a complete body scan to see if she has cancer anywhere else in her body. As we understand Jaslynn will continue with chemo. On Monday September 13, 2004 Jaslynn and her parents have an appointment with her Oncology Doctor at this appointment they will get the results of the MRI and will be told what the game plan is to continue the Cemo treatment. Meantime we will be praying for Jaslynn that she continues to get her strength back and that results come back ok and for her parents and Gibby. We ask everyone to continue helping us pray for Jaslynn and her family.
Jaslynn has her 5th Birthday coming up, it is September 15, 2004. Jaslynn’s parents wanted to have birthday party for her here at home this weekend since it will be her daddy’s last Saturday off. He will begin his regular assignment with the police department and he will have Mondays and Tuesdays off., since he has now completed the side x side training riding with other police officers. He will now be driving his own police car. Her 5th Birthday was going to be a big celebration because it was also going to be the end of the other Chemo treatment now that has changed. We are not sure if we can do something this fast with everything going on, if not it will be the following Saturday.
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:6
I will have an Up-Date if anything new develops, if not next Up-Date September 13, 2004.

"Jaslynn Is Back Home"
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 5, 2004 Jaslynn is doing real good and was released from the hospital today Sunday @ about 1pm. Jaslynn is home and spending time with her brother Gibby. Again we all would like to thank everyone for their prayers.
Please check back on Monday for more details on what is next for Jaslynn as Chemo will be starting again.

Jaslynn out of PICU and is in her own room.
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 4, 2004 Jaslynn was taken out of PICU today and put in her own room. It is unbelievable that Jaslynn is doing so well but we know that God has made this happen and he is watching over her. Many people at the hospital see Jaslynn walking around and playing in the playroom and can not believe she has just had brain surgery 4 days ago and is already doing so well. Again Thanks For All Your Prayers. As you can see in the pictures Jaslynn was out playing today and in the hallway riding a small play car. Jaslynn again put in her request for pizza today. She has been on a pizza and fruitloops kick. At this time that is all she wants to eat. (She loves pizza).
I know a lot of you are wondering what happens next now that they found this other tumor. I will have more details on Monday’s update on what is next. I was talking to my son today and he reminded me that Jaslynn has her 5th Birthday coming up in 10 days, and he was asking me if I can build her a wooden swing by her birthday this is what she is asking for. I told him sure it will be a little hard, but it could be done. She also wants to ride a pony/horse. Next update September 5, 2004.
If anyone would like to donate to help Jaslynn’s family with traveling and meal expenses this would be very much appreciated and very helpful.
Ernest Hernandez P.O. Box 791 Somerset Tx. 78069-0791

Lets All Pray For Jaslynn In Sunday School This Sunday And lets Thank God For Saving Her.

Jaslynn is at the North Central Baptist Hospital 520 Madison in San Antonio Tx.
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 3, 2004 Today was another good day for Jaslynn , and for all of us. This morning when we got to the hospital the doctors had already removed the bandages off her head, and Jaslynn was sitting up in her bed watching cartoons and she had her big smile that melts your heart. We know that God is watching over her. As you can see on the pictures Jaslynn is doing much better considering she has just had brain surgery and we almost lost her. Today Jaslynn was able to start walking and doing more things, she is still weak and does get tired very easy, but that is to be expected. One minute she will be playing or talking then the next minute she’ll close her eyes and go to sleep. Jaslynn is still in PICU but may be able to get a regular room on Saturday. And we can’t wait so Gibby can spend more time with her, both of their eyes light up when they see each other. Most of the family is staying all day and we take turns to go in and see her so we do not wear her out and when she goes to sleep we take a break from going in. We are so happy that she is doing so much better we have a hard time keeping our hands off of her and wanting to squeeze her with hugs and kisses. First thing Friday morning when her oncologist got there she stuck her tongue out at him and he return the love. They have a very good rapport with each other it is great. Jaslynn loves it when her grandpa makes her root beer floats so she had told grandma Joy she wanted a root beer float and Jaslynn gets what she wants. I went to tell grandpa we went to the cafeteria bought the ice cream and another aunt had the root beer and Grandpa Ernest made her the root beer float. She was very happy with the root beer float but stated she did not like the ice cream. We think her taste buds are messed up because it was bluebell Vanilla and she always likes that one. As you can tell by the pictures they show Jaslynn smiling, tired and weak all within minutes of each other. We will keep you posted and we will update again on Saturday the 4th of Sept.

Praise God Jaslynn is doing well and is stable.

"Jaslynn resting after all tubes were removed"
Up-Date on Jaslynn September 2, 2004. Today was a much better day for everyone. Jaslynn is in Stable Condition, she is still in PICU. Doctors told us this morning that they were going to remove the breathing machine at 12 noon. After it was removed Jaslynn was breathing on her own. The tumor was in the back of her head and started growing into her brain. The Doctors stated the tumor had started growing into the brain and had to remove a small piece of her brain (the right peripheral Vision) to get the entire tumor. Gibby had been very upset saying his whole day was ruined because he could not see Jaslynn. When the doctors took out the tubes Jaslynn was upset and crying so her mom came and got Gibby from the waiting room to take him to see Jaslynn and make her feel better. He was so happy that he got to see her and felt a lot better, and Jaslynn was so happy to see her big brother, Jaslynn started doing very well she drank some chocolate milk and was asking for Pizza. So of course we brought in the pizza so she could eat. She had not eaten since Tuesday night so we were happy she was asking for food. Later in the afternoon Jaslynns mom came out to let us know that we could go in 2 at a time to see Jaslynn. We were so happy to see her crack a smile and to hear her voice it warmed my whole heart. Jaslynn is still very tired from the pain medicine and doses off very easily. We will update again 9/3 after we get home from the hospital around 10 CST to keep you Informed on how she is doing.
Thank you all so much for your prayers we really do appreciate it.
Up-Date September 1, 2004 Today was a very hard and tearful day for all of us.
Jaslynn is in Critical Condition at this time and is now in PICU. Jaslynns surgery started at 12:45pm and was over at 3:00pm. Jaslynn started waking up during the surgery and started pulling the breathing tube out then she got real sick in surgery and we almost lost her. The Doctors were able to bring her back and moved her to PICU. They were able to remove the entire tumor and they had to cut part of the Peripheral Vision. The Doctors say it is cancerous, but they still want to wait for the pathology results. Jaslynn is on a breathing machine at this time and they gave her some medicine to keep her paralyzed and sleeping, so she will not try to pull the tubes out. Her brother Gibby got very upset because he was not able to go and see her after the surgery. He is very worried about Jaslynn. We were able to get a glance at her through a glass window and all you could see was her tiny body with tubes going everywhere. At the parents request no pictures were taken of Jaslynn because they would be a little shocking and hard to look at. We will try to do another update Thursday night when we get home from the hospital. Again thanks for all the prayers. Please pray for Jaslynn’s Dad, he has to work Thursdays night and it is so hard for him to leave Jaslynn, but then he will be off the rest of the week.
Up-Date on Jaslynn August 30, 2004. Jaslynn had a very good week, on Friday she had to get one unit of blood. This was a very hard week for all of us knowing that Jaslynn has brain surgery coming up on Wednesday, we are still in shock. I will keep this short for now. Please pray for Jasylnn, she is going to have a very hard week this week. We pray that God give her all the strength and courage that she needs. I will send out a prayer reminder on Tuesday. Jaslynn’s Wednesday will began at 5am with the first thing being an MRI then prepping for the surgery. I will try to have an update for everyone on Wednesday if we can leave the hospital. If not, I will update as soon as I can.
Lord, I thank you for your great love and compassion, that meets my every need and provides every beautiful and wonderful thing I experience in life. Release my heart and mind from fear and worry, filling it with your peace, as I learn to fully trust in your provision. Help me to do all that I am capable of and the rest I will entrust to you, in Jesus name, Amen.

Weekly up-date August 23, 2004. Jaslynn made her 2 Doctor’s appointments today, One with the oncology Dr. and the other with the surgeons. Jaslynn’s counts are slowly rising. The surgeons scheduled Jaslynn surgery for Wednesday September 1, at 10am. We ask that everyone keep praying for Jaslynn and the family. This has hit all of us very hard and we are in shock. Praise God that Jaslynn has been doing so good, I think that is why it hit us hard. This surgery that Jaslynn is going to have is very dangerous and is at a high risk being her second brain surgery. The tumor is located on the back of her head and Doctors say that they may not be able to remove it all because it has a vein running through the center of tumor. They have also stated there is a risk of loosing her peripheral vision. Jaslynn is not aware that she is going to have to have surgery, she is running around and playing and doing well. She has not had any side effects from the tumor. Praise God. But Doctors say this tumor has to come out. We also pray for God to give the Doctors the tools and guide them through this surgery. I will have another update on Jasylnn August 30, and will send out a prayer reminder on the 31st . On September 1, as soon as I can after surgery is over I will let everyone know how she is doing.
From Grandma Joy: Mommies and Grandma’s always want to make things better or make the boo boo’s go away. And it hurts so much when you can’t. The pain we are all feeling is nothing compared to what Jaslynns parents are feeling. We hurt so much for them and we feel helpless to help them. Remember when your children were young and you tried to protect them from harm or hurt. But you always warned the children about life and pain and that one-day Mommy or Daddy won’t be able to fix it. Oh I pray to God to fix this and to stop the pain we are all going through and to please heal Jaslynn our beautiful granddaughter from this cancer, and let her live a long prosperous life. I also pray for God to lift the financial burden that has been placed upon the family. We do believe in Miracles.
Jaslynn Wants To Go To School So Bad.

Update on Jaslynn’s MRI. It was very hard for us to hear that Jaslynn has another tumor near her brain. The doctors will not know what kind of tumor it is or if it is cancerous until they go in and take it out. Jaslynn will go in for surgery in about a week and a half. The doctor said her system is too low for surgery now, but hopefully it will be backup in about a week. She will see her surgeon on Monday August 23, 2004. We will know more at that time. And will keep everyone posted. Again we ask everyone to help us pray for Jaslynn and the family. This has been a long battle but we will not give up, we will keep praying. One of my emails today said, “I see Jaslynn has a birthday coming up on September 15th.” This reminded me of the first tumor she had, it was found about 30 days after her 4th birthday, and now this one is about 30 days before her 5th birthday.
I will be arranging pictures and adding pages to the web-site. The old up-date page will be back on as JASLYNN’S PREVIOUS UPDATES. The new updates will be shown as JASLYNN’S LATEST UPDATES. I know the old up-date page had too many pictures and was taking too long to load for some of us. I am trying to figure out what program to use to compress pictures so they load faster. Please visit the web-site daily or weekly, I will have the latest on Jaslynn as soon as the information is available. If you would like to be taken off my mailing list just send me an email.
Again Thank You for all your prayers, and for the cards for Jaslynn, and all the emails. And most of all PLEASE keep praying for Jaslynn, we all love her very much. She has been through so much at a very young age.

Special Prayers Needed Today
Update on Jaslynn, We have just found out that Jaslynn has her MRI TODAY August 17, 2004. Please lets do a special prayer as we all did on her last MRI that everything comes back OK, And that the tumor is NOT coming back. We all know that prayers are working. And we thank God. We will get the results on Wednesday August 18th and we will update Wednesday evening.
Hi everyone please except our apologies for not updating last week. Last week was a little hard on Jaslynn and the family. She had Chemo for 5 days and a few of the nights she had gotten sick to her tummy and weak. So we would go and visit her just to let her know we loved her. She started doing better over the weekend and was getting real excited about school. Jaslynn's Dr. has given the ok for her to attend school she will have rules to follow. When her system starts dropping she can not be around to many people she will not be able attend school. She will be on a special program were attendance won't be a problem. Jaslynn has been a bit tired but she loves school and I don’t think anything is going to stand in her way to attend the first day. Her mother was going back to class to ask the teacher something and she overheard the teacher asking the students if they had brothers and sister, Jaslynn was the first to stand up to say I have a brother Gibby and he makes me laugh, very proud. She loves her brother so much she thinks he walks on water.
We do apologize that we have not updated about Disney world it has been a whirlwind since they got back with Jaslynn ending up in the hospital then 5 days of Chemo it was like no end. We do promise to get with it and get the pictures up with how the trip went. I do know the kids had a blast and Jaws is not her favorite movie anymore since he scared her so much at Universal Studios. Please feel free to email us anytime we have not had time to update we do answer all emails. Just be sure to state in the subject line Jaslynn.
The past few days Jaslynn has been doing real good. Pictures below show Jaslynn at her first day back to school, and 4 from Disney World.

Update on Jaslynn today Tuesday morning August 3, Jaslynn is doing much better and is coming home today. Thanks For All Your PRAYERS.
Update on Jaslynn.7/24/04 Friday night Jaslynn and Gibby were staying the night with us and they were playing having a good time. Jaslynn had been trying to run a fever all afternoon her head was warm and was running a fever about 99.0. Her parents advised us to keep checking her temp every hour, because if Jaslynns fever gets to 100.5 she has to go to the hospital. My wife had given the kids a cool bath trying to lower her fever to prevent having to go to the hospital. It was time to go to bed and we kept checking her fever and it started to climb and Grandma and Mom had to take Jaslynn to emergency room at 2:30am she had fever of 101.7. The doctors had run test and stated her white count was still down so they had to admit her to the hospital. Just when they were putting Jaslynn in her room about 9:00am a nurse by the name of Nancy was checking her vitals and realized that Jaslynn was going into Septic Shock. Her blood pressure was dropping and the next thing dad knew a bunch of nurses and Doctors were around Jaslynns bed, then 2 Chaplains came into her room. Jaslynns daddy called he told us we needed to get back to the hospital now that they were taken Jaslynn to intensive care. This scared us because when we left at 730am she was o.k. and sleeping. They were given Jaslynn antibiotics and she then had an allergic reaction to one of them her head was turning real red and she started itching real bad. They gave her Benadryl and relieved her symptoms. Sunday morning Jaslynn was able to go into a regular room and we are hoping to get her home on Monday, we will let everyone know. We want to Thank her nurse Nancy for realizing what was going on with Jaslynn, we hate to think what might have happened if she did not pin point the septic shock. She holds high honors in our world Great Job Nancy. Please help pray for Jaslynn. Pictures above show Jaslynn resting and dad also resting after a hard night of work.
Jaslynn is at the Methodist Childrens Hospital in San Antonio Texas
I will have the old update page back up later today.

For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalms 48:14