Tuesday, July 13, 2010Everything is Cool
It is actually very hot here in MA and we are in need of some rain. I do say cool because Nick is great. He finished his steroids on Sunday morning. He started complaining of a headache, his throat hurting on Saturday afternoon but we believe this is from his 6 yr old molars growing in. His dentist appt. was on Monday and they confirmed that a couple of them are starting to pop through his gums. I am sure it is sensitive and we were able to give him some Tylenol for it. He had a very busy weekend with the Wykoff family in town and the family sleeping at our house for the weekend. We enjoyed the friends coming over to join us on sat. night. All the kids had 4 wheeler rides on Sat. and Sunday.
I took Nick to clinic on Monday. It was very uneventful and the place was quiet. He recieved his Methotrexate and I booked him an appt. for this Friday. We are leaving for Camp Sunshine on Sunday and Nick needed to recieve his next weeks's chemo (Methotrexate only) before we go. On Friday they will access his port, check his counts and if everything is okay give him his dose. He does not mind because he knows we will be able to go on vacation as scheduled and not a day late.
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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