A conversation with Eli's doctor over the weekend verified that they had come to the same conclusion we had: Eli's cancer is back and metastasized. The MRI was sufficiently definitive. We are now doing the PET/CT, which will tell us to what extent it has metastasized. We know it's in his arm, thigh, and foot, …
The look of someone who really didn't want their picture taken. Today is MRI day. MRI day always reminds me how amazing Eli is. It is common to think of any kid with cancer as a fighter and to be in awe at what s/he has to go through so early in life. These kids …
Leaving the clinic The basic conclusion at this point is we don't know what it is. There are benign possibilities, so we are hoping for one of those. But we have a plan to figure it out. The Plan: First, move up the scans that were supposed to be the beginning of June. PET/CT is …
Eli's port removal surgery went spectacles well. The actual surgery was only 11 minutes. They called me from the post op recovery area, and said that he was waking up but they weren't sure how lucid he waa because he kept repeating himself. I talked to him and he kept saying how determined he was, …
Eli came down with a fever on Sunday, so we got to make a trip to the emergency department at the hospital since he still has a port. They had people inside the entrance to greet us with questions about symptoms and pump hand sanitizer on our hands and give out masks for those who …
