So, today starts the next phase of treatment. It is called Consolidation. It lasts for 28 days. They say for the little kids that it is not that bad of a phase…. although I guess it is all how you look at it. He gets 3 spinal taps this month where they inject the chemo […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Merry Christmas!!! We had a wonderful Christmas. Owen had a blast!!!! He walked more today than we have seen him walk since before he was diagnosed. He was having fun cooking at his new kitchen that Santa brought him. I love that the dogs were so played out that Simon actually fell asleep on the […]
Today I feel very blessed. I have such a wonderful, loving family and we had an amazing day. We have sang songs, played with the train, watched the Charlie Brown Christmas, and had a yummy dinner. All of these wonderful things have me coming back to this statement that I have heard several times,, “I […]
Well, no walking again today… not sure what it is that one day his legs feel good and the next he says they hurt. Today I was wondering if it was because he did so much walking yesterday. You know how when you exercise after not exercising for a while, the next day your muscles […]
It almost seemed like Owen didn’t have Leukemia today. He didn’t have to take any medicines. This is the “break” week in between Induction (the first phase of treatment) and Consolidation (the next phase) and so the only medicine he has to take is Bactrim. He only takes that on M,W,F so it was a […]