Greg took Nick to clinic on Tuesday and it was business as usual. Nick was in great spirits and joked with Nurse Pat. His counts are really good... for us, they are almost too good. As the nurse explained to us, you do not want them too high for his protocol. They have adjusted his 6mp up and will continue to monitor his levels. Nick's legs seem to be gaining some strength back into them. He can run a little now and we have seen him chase Colby around the house. Nick even tried Karate last night. Colby has been learning Karate since January and Nick was never interested. I think he knew he did not have the stamina for it. Last night he surprised me and asked if he could try. He had a great time, I was so proud of him. Eventhough he was the last to finish in every sprint race, he still had a smile on his face. The lesson was actually very cute because Colby (the ever protective brother) kept looking back at Nick to make sure he was okay. The instructor had to keep reminding Colby to look forward. We are going to try again tonight.
Counts:
WBC: 6.3 (Norm. 5-11.0)
RBC: 11.5 (Norm. 10.6-14.6)
APC: 4,500 (Similiar to ANC)
We have a busy weekend planned as the summer nears to a close. I can not believe we only have a couple of weeks left. Take care everyone, Karen
Nick is an amazing 6 year old fighting T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). He was diagnosed at 4 years old on Oct. 15, 2008 and here is the story of his courageous battle. This day changed our lives forever. Nick seemed very healthy at the time and the only signs we noticed were swollen lymph nodes on his neck. At first, we thought it could be a virus, but after 2 rounds of blood tests, the doctors confirmed our worst fear, cancer. This site is to show how strong our little boy is.
Update:
Nicholas finished treatment on 11/18/2010. He will continue to go for blood work for the next 3 years. He is still in remission.
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