The Future

Well Critters labs are at their lowest right now. So we wait. Encourage him to eat. Watch the labs. Today is day 13. We are usually in for 22 to 23 days. One drug he received this time is has a history of dropping patients labs down for a longer time. I hope we are out in the same amount of time but if not we are mentally prepared for a little longer stay. The docs are discussing the use of steroids with his next round of chemo to try and prevent the rash. The dermatologist asked if there were other options to using the Ara-C. The option is to not treat the cancer. So he said treat the cancer, give the chemo, his skin will suffer and we will have to do our best to support him. Not the best response but I'm not about to stop treatment now.

We only have one round left! I want to just get it done as soon as possible. I want to be done with all of this. But patience is something I am working on so we will wait for the labs to dictate our future. I recently spoke with a 16 year old kid who had had testicular cancer. He met Critter and we discussed the similarities in treatments. He was treated for about 6 months. He said "it was the worst six months of my life but it was only six months and its over now". He came back to talk to parents and teens who are currently receiving treatment. It is always so touching now to meet a cancer survivor. No matter what kind of cancer. These are people who have had their lives torn from them and then they have conquered the unthinkable, they have endured the unbearable. They have risen from the depths and emerged different people, better people because of it. We hope to someday soon join their ranks.