Counts are still up

Connor had a nice weekend. It was great that his counts were up (we were able to get out a little and do some shopping).

He had an appointment for a blood draw this afternoon. It was strange going back to the hospital after being off for a whole week. Connor was a little nervous about having his port accessed again, but we had some pleasant distraction from Chemo Pal Nick.

Chemo Pal Nick stocked up on some new games and we enjoyed a few rounds of crazy 8's and UNO while waiting for the doctor and the lab results. I can't express enough how wonderful the Chemo Pal program is. CCA (Children's Cancer Association) really does a lot of great things for Children and Families affected by Cancer.

Connor's counts were up again this week and so was his weight (Hooray!!), although he would normally be able to go to School this week, some students in his class have recently received the H1N1 flu mist which will prevent him from attending School for 5 days. Miss Horn is keeping us posted, and although he is disappointed about not seeing his friends, we understand the precaution and appreciate the parents in his class notifying his teacher.

Connor is scheduled for a routine MRI for his head and spine on 12/29 please pray and send good thoughts his way that the scans are clear. On 12/30 he will have another hearing test. Some of the chemo causes hearing loss, so they will be establishing a base line.

Connor's 1st round of Maintenance Chemo will be on January 4th. He will be admitted to the hospital for an overnight stay. He will receive 6 hours of the Chemo drug Cisplatin followed by 24 hours of fluid.

The best thing about today: Connor feeling good
Something exciting: Greg found a shortcut