Nick stopped throwing up by Friday afternoon and was feeling better. He still had not eaten much the whole week. He really wanted to go for a sleepover at Auntie Lisa's house that night with Colby and their friend Brian. This was one of those things that we could not say no to. Of course we trusted Auntie Lisa very much, but it looked like Nick was starting to spike a fever. He was very sad during the week and this is what has kept him smiling all day Friday. He was going whether we said yes/no at the time. We over loaded Lisa with a list of instructions and to take his temp. all the time and of course call us if needed. Everything worked out great for Nick, but we received the call at 6am Sat. morning that Colby was now throwing up. This virus is nasty and we are still not done with it. They both had a great time Friday night and Auntie Lisa said Nick was smiling all night long watching the boys play Wii. Colby was much better by Saturday afternoon and we all stayed in for a family night. (And because it was 2 degrees outside)
On Sunday, the boys had swimming lessons and then off to their play dates. I received a photo of Nick during the day and he was beaming with Michael. When Nick came home, he even ate some Chinese Food. He was in bed early last night but woke up again throwing up. Just when we thought this virus has run its course, Nick is still sick. He is home today and not feeling much better. Greg will be taking him to clinic this afternoon and we'll see how his counts are. I keep taking his temp and he is slowing climbing towards a fever. His body is definitely weak, tired and ready to be over this.
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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