A Week Off!

It was another good day around here for Carson. We went to the clinic this morning for blood work and chemotherapy. Today's chemotherapy included a spinal aspiration and chemo treatment, an IV push of Vincristine (another chemo), and two inter muscular shots of PEG Asparaginase (yet another chemo - given as one shot in each thigh).

As usual, Carson received his "happy juice" before the procedure. That stuff must be great because he was asking for it way before the procedure was to begin!

Three good things happened at the clinic today.

• The bloodwork came back good. Carson did not need a blood transfusion, his platelets were good and his ANC is now over 1,000. That's a lot better than 40! See what a few days off of chemo can do? Time with no chemo; time for the body to build back up.

• They did the IV push and PEG Asparaginase shots while Carson was still feeling the effects of the sedatives. He cried, but was quickly over it. At home, he said, "Why do I have band-aids on my legs?" He doesn't remember a thing.

• We are not scheduled to return to the clinic until September 8th. That's a week off from chemo! YIPEE!

After the clinic, Carson was feeling great, so great that he asked to take "the hog" out. This has not happened since the day after he got home from the hospital! He rode down to the church (about a block away) and rode over the speed bumps several times.

After tackling the speed bumps, he rode back to the cul-de-sac and conducted his self-appointed responsibilities as parking monitor - noting that the big Mercedes has wipers ON the headlights and that the old Volvo has a wire hanger as its antenna and mudflaps in the correct places. After all that excitement, he got tired (who wouldn't?). Paul carried the hog home and I carried Carson.

We continue to be thankful for good days like this!

-Jennifer