Done with Chemo!

 Sorry it's been a while since I posted. Since Alex went on his post-surgery chemo things have actually been back to normal. Thankfully we got to ditch the doxorubicin and his counts were not affected that badly.

Had Alex's post-therapy appointment with the oncologist today. Scans look good. We do another MRI in 3 months and then start alternating MRI/ultrasound on 3 month intervals. They literally gave us a page of the follow up monitoring for the next 10 years that the study he is on recommends. We do bloodwork and exams every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 2 years and then we go to every year for 6 more years.

His port will stay in for about another 6 months and then it comes out. That will mean trips in about every 6 weeks overall so we can get it flushed. But when we've been doing weekly for 6 months, what is 6 months of every 6 weeks!!

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. I am making these key fobs and selling them to raise money for our CureSearch walk in October. $6 each and $5 will go to CureSearch ($1 is for shipping and/or PayPal fees). These are approximately 11" around and will fit around most hands.

We are walking here in OKC on Oct 19. Kind of nice way to celebrate lil man's birthday. If you would like to join the team as a virtual walker (or in person), join the team here. Or donations are accepted in the same spot.