The kids like to try and catch Leprechauns each year on St. Patrick's Day. This year, they set out the traps they worked on earlier today. This is what they came up with: Gold coins to lure the leprechaun into a box too deep to escape A gold coin that can't be removed (maybe leprechauns …
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Waiting to be called back for the PET/CT Looks like it will be a longer than usual PET/CT day. We came an hour early for port access and labs (I would have done the access at home, but he needed labs, so I opted to do it under supervision at the clinic instead). Quick fist …
Eli made counts today and is now receiving the first infusion in his last cycle of chemotherapy. Yay! March 9th will be the official end of treatment appointment. By then, he'll have had the next set of scans. At that point, assuming scans are clear, he will continue to have scans every few months, diminishing …
If you recall the notes exchanged between Eli and the Candy King, you may be as entertained by them as I was. Two weeks ago, Eli wrote another message to the "Candy King", his oncologist's boyfriend. Dr. Schneller gave permission to use names, so we will now call her boyfriend by his actual name: David.Two …
Last year, we were still adjusting to the whole cancer thing during Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, I admit, all these holidays bring back memories from last year, starting with Halloween. It seems like I see everything through the lense of pre-cancer and post-cancer diagnosis. The nice thing about this year, is we are back to …
