October 8th Chemo Treatment #8

The last chemo treatment went well. We walked out of the hospital knowing we would have the next 2 weekends off. It's been great being at home and catching up on things. We took a trip up to the Sand Dunes last weekend and packed a picnic lunch. It was beautiful! The boys had alot of fun. This weekend we are just staying home and doing things around the house; various construction projects we've had started for awhile but don't seem to have the time to finish.
Peyton is doing very good! He actually got to go to preschool yesterday since we were home on a Friday. He's sad to miss the Fall Party at school next Friday, but we'll make sure and have a fun Halloween night planned for him!
We go back to the hospital on October 29th. We have to be there at 6:00am. Peyton is scheduled for an MRI, and then chemo right after that. Doctors also wanted us to try and work in a vision appointment after all that, but I said absolutely not. He's only 4! How much can a four year old be expected to deal with in one day? We rescheduled for November 12th. It's hard enough on him to have 2 appointments in one day, I can't imagine 3! It'll all work out, but 8+ hours at the hospital is too much for anyone......
We are feeling a bit anxious about the MRI. Not sure what to expect or when we'll be informed of the results. Guess we'll just have to wait and see......
The mountains officially have snow. Not looking forward to these trips when the weather starts getting yucky! How can it be that we are talking about snow and winter???? Bye for now.

October 1st - Chemo # 7

Whew Hooooo! One more week of treatment for Peyton and then we'll have 2 weekends at home! We can't wait! All went well last time. Again, some mild nausea but nothing too bad. At least there wasn't any throwing up. We met some new kids and families and heard their stories. It was nice to get to know some new friends. Everyone has a story, but the fact remains that these are great kids that are mature beyond their years because of what life has dealt them. All of them have such great attitudes! They are embracing life to the fullest extent! We can all learn lessons from them. We wish everyone the best with their upcoming surgeries and treatments!
I do want to brag on Peyton a little.....he's usually very scared when the nurses access his mediport. It typically involves a lot of screaming! Not because it hurts necessarily, but because he's scared! Understandable!! But this time he sat on my lap, held onto my hands, and didn't scream once! He sat still and let the nurses do what they had to do to get him set up!. Way to go, Peyton! I'm so proud of you!!! I love you, angel bug!!! Hopefully it will continue to get easier for him.