With the scans having gone well and the port removal surgery scheduled, I thought we'd breeze through this last bit without problems. Sadly, this has turned out not to be the case. Three weeks ago, Tabitha, age 5, came down with a virus of some sort that gave her croup. I had her with me …
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 …
Today is Eli's last in clinic chemo. We continue with daily pills for the next two weeks, then do scans, then we're done. Yay! I will get to use my port accessing superpowers to access his port at home before his MRI. March 9th is the official end of treatment, assuming scans go well.
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 …
Every time we go to the clinic, they draw Eli's blood and send it down to the lab. The lab technicians test the levels of the different components of his blood and send back a report. The doctor looks at the report of the blood counts to monitor his health and determine whether his ANC …
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 …
If you know Eli, he is mischievous, playful, and creative. He also likes to tell people what to do. The week after Halloween, at his chemo appointment, he was talking with one of the doctors about trick or treating. The doctor had only been living in her current home for less than a year, so …
Eli's brother Noah, of the infamous Thyroglossal Duct Cyst, is now in surgery to have it removed. That cute Adam's apple style lump will be no more. Here I am with Noah in pre-op. It was a long wait. His surgery was scheduled for late afternoon and got started late, as I expected because what …
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