Marathon Chemo Appointment

Friday, Eric took off of work, and drove Alex to his doctors appointment. The appointment began at 8:30am, and they didn't get home until after 6pm - ugh. The good news is that Alex's counts were 1,600 - and his Hemoglobin and Platelet counts were excellent too.

Eric told me about another parent there with her 2 1/2 year old daughter who was playing with Alex, and had been off treatment for a different type of cancer for 4 months. They were there for a "check-up" - the woman was very nervous, and it seemed she was right to be nervous, as the news she received was not good. Oh, I hope that is not us in another 2 years. It hit Eric pretty hard to see that.

She told Eric she had to pull over 3 times on the drive from central Oregon to the Hospital, fearing she would be physically ill - she was so worried. I think that even years after Alex is "cured" - I will have the same reaction when going to any check-up appointments. I guess "Worrying" is a life sentence when you are a parent. This is just one more "worry" on top of "will he make good choices...?" - "what time is he supposed to be home?" - "will he remember to look both ways before crossing the street?"

Both Alex and Tessa have colds today, so we are staying close to home, checking temperatures, and washing our hands constantly. Eric and I are fighting off the same cold. Alex is still real energetic - but his appetite is off again. He threw-up after taking his Septra this morning. We are trying a new flavor - grape - to see if he gags less on it than the cherry flavor. So far, I've had to steam clean the carpet - so I'm not convinced this flavor is any better. We have many other flavors to explore, and 20 more months to try all of them.