Friday, January 13, 2006

All in all A Good Day!

The day started out as usual this morning. Jeremy stopped
in on his lunch break to make sure he took his meds.
Everything went well, But we asked Chase if it would be
ok if we gave him his injection, instead of the waiting
for the Home Health Nurse to come in the Evening to do
it.
He said we could, but I don't think he realized we
meant right then.
Well, it was not easy. Jessica tried to help by
holding his arm, but again it very frightening to him
to get a shot. Whew! But once it was given, he was
fine.
Chase received a package from Byron Reed, The sprint
car Driver #5, In the package was a Belt Buckle with a
sprint car on it, an autographed picture and a
personal note for Chase to come down to the pits this
season and visit Byron. Chase was so excited!
Jessica then took him visiting. They visited his Aunt
Bev, Cousins Amber and Aleesha, whom are both staying
all night tonight, and then they went on to Chase's
Great Grandma Trumpower's in Sandusky. Chase also
visited with his Great Aunt Kathy and his cousin
Nancyonna. His Great Uncle Joe called him while he was
there, and he and Chase said a prayer together over
the phone. Jessica said it was funny because she
didn't understand why Chase was standing there holding
the phone, not talking, with his eyes closed, so she
asked him what he was doing, and he answered I'm
praying!
Jessica will be making an appt tomorrow for Chase
to get a mohawk. He really wants one, and then he
wants to dye it blue!
Chase thinks that would be really cool!
He also received some really cool stuff from friends,
Rich and Karen Berg.
A special thank you goes out to Byron Reed and Rich
and Karen Berg for making a little boy happy today.
Great News: We also received very grateful news that Chase's bone
marrow test came back negative!
God Bless You All, and Thank You for your Prayers and Thoughts!

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Chase's first day home

Chase had a roller-coaster of a day today. He fought
with his Mom about taking his medicine, but finally
did take it, thanks to a phone call from Uncle Jimmy.
And he did not want the Home Health nurse to give his
injection to him, but she had already done it before
he figured it out. He did go out and play, and rode
his 4 wheeler around outside since it was so nice
outside. He went to the grocery store with his Mom to
pick out whatever he wanted to drink, and some snacks.
He also helped Jeremy take down the Christmas tree.
He was a little nauseated after drinking some orange
pop, but better a little while later. Mawmaw Robin and
Randy came out to visit with him this evening. Mimi
(Jane) stopped out to see him and also talked to him
on the phone a few times today.
His port is healing nicely, but Jess had to warn him
to not wrestle around and play too rough, boys will be boys.....

Again Thank You for Your Prayers and Thoughts! God Bless!


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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Good news, Chase is home!

Wow, What an eventful day it has been! I received a
call early this morning from Jessica, Chase was not
tolerating his Chemo very well.
He was vomiting. I caught the shuttle from The Ronald
McDonald house and got to the hospital as fast as I
could. He kept telling me his tummy was hurting. They
did give him something for his nausea, and some
Benedryl, which made him sleepy. The Doctors said he
could go home as long as he was drinking lots of
fluids. We couldn't coax him into hardly drinking
anything. He said even pop tastes funny. To him,
everything tastes like metal. Well, we tried and
tried. He finally drank enough that they would allow
us to go home. We were all excited! It has been a very
long week for Chase, Jessica, and myself. So much to
learn, on how and when he receives his meds, what type
of signs to watch for, and to make sure he is feeling
ok.
As soon as we got out of the car at Chase's house, he
ran in and hugged his baby sister Jewelyonna. He is
happy to be home. We will be going back to the clinic
on Tuesday, for more blood tests and chemo.
Again Thank You for your Prayers and Thoughts!
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Chase is doing great!

Hello Everyone,
Chase is doing well today. He had his first dose of Chemo Therapy which started around 3:30 today. Tentatively we have been told he will start radiation on Jan. 30th! This means he will have chemo and radiation at the same time. When radiation starts this means he will be going back and forth to Cleveland for 5 days out of the week for 6 weeks. Chase had lots of activities to keep him busy, he played a lot today with his aunt Jeanette. They made a beautiful pictures and colored. There was a nurse that brought him a Stuffed Fluffy Pink Pig which he loves. He also has a motorcycle he pushes with his feet, which is great for him to exercise. He also likes the umpa lumpa song off of Willi Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Chase played with other kids today as well. They also read "Jesus" books about stories out of the Bible and then put them on a shelf in his room so he can look at them. Aunt Jeanette said she had "tons of fun" with chase today. He was not feeling sick today and is having a Wonderful Day!
Again Thank You for Your Prayers And Thoughts!

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Monday, January 09, 2006

All is Well!

Well Hello Everyone, Chase has had a rough day with surgery, and had a bone marrow test today. He pulled through surgery fine. They inserted a port into his chest. He will start Chemo therapy on Tuesday and will have to stay overnight on Tuesday again and maybe will get to come home on wed. He came out of surgery for the port fine and a little later went down and played with the other kids in the playroom at the hospital. He will be sore on his chest where they inserted the port. He asked what the "thing" was in his chest? Rusty SR. Responded by jokingly saying it is a funnel. Chase got a kick out of the comment because he now thinks he is Tin Man off the Wizard of Oz. He was playing and then his stomach started to hurt so they gave him medicine. He can watch movies on his lap with a portable DVD player they have at the hospital. He can set it on his lap and watch movies which is really cool and keeps him occupied. Pictures are being updated on the picture page on the link on the right. If you have any pictures please get them to Jane Hemmer or email them to chaseberger@inbox.com , please put them in jpeg format if you can.
Again Thank You For All of Your Prayers and Thoughts. And God Bless!

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Sunday, January 08, 2006

Sunday!

We had a great day today at our church. We had services and then held a meeting to talk about the benefit we will be doing for Chase and the Ferkel family. Attending the meeting were: Reverend Dee Whaley and his wife Martha, Chase's (Mawmaw) Robin
Dwight and Randy Burroughs, Tom and Sherry Ferkel, Owen and Rusty Fritz and Mimi, along with Jeremy and Jessica Ferkel, Amanda Adams, Bob and Debbie, and
Sylvia Wott. There are many others that could not attend the
meeting but they are helping, if you would like to help please
feel free to drop an email to chaseberger@inbox.com
"BENEFIT FOR CHASE BERGER"
We will be having a benefit for Chase and The Ferkel
family to help with expenses on Sunday February 26th
@ 12:30 pm.At the Clyde Eagles Hall.
We will be serving a Spaghetti Dinner for $5, as well
as having an auction. Numerous Country Music Bands
will be performing.
Anyone interested in purchasing the meal tickets
ahead of time, Please contact Rusty, Jane or Owen @
(419) 547-4032, if we are not home, Please leave a
name and number where we can reach you.
Please remember the Rummage Sale at the Methodist
Church (across from Millers Grocery Store) on Friday
Jan.20th and Saturday Jan.21st until noon. This
Rummage sale will benefit the families of Chase Berger
and Kole Keller. Anyone interested in donating
anything for the rummage sale, may contact Sylvia Wott
@ (419) 547-9772.
There is a Fund set up at The Old Fort Bank in Clyde
OH under the name of "THE CHASE BERGER FUND" Anyone
wishing to help Chase and his family may donate at any
Old Fort Bank.

Chase spent time with his Dad (Chad), yesterday, and
then went on to "Mimi's" (Jane's) house and stayed the
night. His Uncle Rusty Jr brought him a motorcycle toy
to play with, while he visited with Mimi's Brother
Chuck Buehning from Woodville.
We will be heading back to Cleveland Monday morning
for Chase's hospital stay. He will have a Bone Marrow
test, and will have a "port" placed so that he will be
able to receive chemo on Tuesday.
As long as he is tolerating the chemo, and eating and
drinking fluids, we may be back home Tuesday or
Wednesday. We will know more on Monday what the plan
of action is, as far as how often Chase will receive
Chemo per week. It is my understanding that he will
have to have Chemo treatments for a year or more.
Mawmaw, Dad, Chase, Jane, Jessica and Jeremy will all
be with Chase tomorrow.
Thank You to Reverend Dee and Martha Whaley and
Compassionate Ministries Church, for the boxes and
boxes of food that you brought out to Jessica and
Jeremy's house on Saturday. Chase didn't know what box
to tear into first!
Again Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts, and
help through all of this.
Also, a very special thank you to my best friend
Linda Woodruff for taking care of everything, from taking
care of cats and dogs, and being a great friend to the family
during this difficult time.
Again Thank you for Prayers and Thoughts, And God Bless!


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Chase's Photo's

Check them out they have been updated! Click Here or on Link Below!

Don't Forget About The Links Below!

The links below have current information on them! Please Check Them Out!

      We would like to thank all of you for your prayers and thoughts. We would also like to thank Rev. Dee Whaley and Martha Whaley with Compassionate Ministries in Clyde.


If you would like to send Chase something you may do so at his home address which is 4242 CR 231 Clyde, OH 43410!



     There has been a fund set up for Chase, if you would like to donate please mail your donations to: Chase Berger Fund P.O.BOX 216 Clyde, OH 43410. Or you may stop in at any Old Fort Bank.