April 12, 2012

SD received his last dose of doxorubicin for the month today! We don't know if he'll get it next month or not, but it is one of the drugs that has seemed to wear him out a little extra, so we are glad to see it go.

He has resumed his steroids today, however, and we noticed a difference in him in about six hours. Next Wednesday (when he gets the last dose of this pulse) can't come soon enough!

Speaking of steroids, we've noticed that SD seems to have a boost in mental development each time he comes off. We aren't sure whether this is simply perceived by us since he sort of shuts down while he's on them, or if his body is actually playing catch-up. Either way, we watch with wonder as he continues growing and learning.

As expected, SD's counts dropped this week, but he was able to receive all his chemo today. The steroids he's taking this week should boost those numbers, and we don't plan to bring him anywhere while he's on them, so his chances of staying healthy are pretty good. Of course, prayers that he will not get sick are still very appreciated!

To help us all get through this more intense phase, Grandma Cleary has generously loaned us her iPad. SD's favorite game is Angry Birds, and he'll usually play that as long as we'll let him, no matter how he's feeling. One day Emma wanted a turn, and when it appeared that a fight (or at least hurt feelings) was imminent, Stephen joked that maybe we should buy two iPads. SD agreed that we most definitely need two iPads; he got quite excited and exclaimed "ah-two! ah-pad!".