The bright side

Luis got his last treatment in the 'Interim Maintenance' phase. Now we wait two weeks, then see if his blood counts are strong enough to start the next phase. If not, we keep waiting. He is currently neutropenic (weak immune system), so we continue to spend all day with Disney Junior at home. I'm starting to think getting a PVR was NOT a good idea. We watch the same shows over and over and OVER again. The Octonauts keep running through my head. "Go sharky! Go sharky!" Ugh....

The boys mesmerized by TV

This week's treatment included two chemo drugs given through Luis' port here in Windsor. The treatment itself wasn't too bad. Of course, the worst part was getting his port accessed....in other words, 'the needle'. It always brings on such terror for the few minutes it takes to clean the area, let it dry, insert the needle, test the blood return, cover with a 'window' (adhesive plastic to keep the area sterile), then leave a little tubey tail hanging out. On the odd occasion, the blood return isn't good and they have to reposition the needle before they cover it. That happened a few times to date and is always unpleasant. Fortunately, that didn't happen this time. We shared a room with another young boy with cancer. It's always sad to hear about kids with cancer, but when it's your life and your kid, you find comfort in being around families who understand. His mom and I shared cancer stories and exchanged contact info. I have quite a few cancer mama friends now.

Since chemo yesterday, Luis has complained of sore legs and a sore tummy. These are similar to the side effects he has experienced with these drugs already, so I guess it's good that it's nothing worse. Gotta look on the bright side.