Off to School/Off to Clinic

Day 60 of 1,278.

One to the Clinic

On Tuesday we had another spinal puncture and chemo flush. I had to ask Jennifer...is this the fourth week in a row? All went about as smoothly as could be expected. Carson pretty much freaks out when getting his port accessed. In fact he screamed so loud the doctor contemplated forgoing the usual stethoscope on the back to listen to his lungs.

Okay, I'll fess up...I have a pretty healthy fear of needles myself. Heck, if I saw a 3/4" needle being pushed into my chest, I'd probably react the same way.

And another to School

Today was the first day back to school in Virginia. Are we the only state in the union that has a law on the books forbidding school districts from starting before Labor Day? Maybe it's just me, but I'd much rather visit Disney World in May than in August. August is NOT the time of year to visit Florida.

Where is it better to visit in August rather than in May? Oh, Canada! Okay, that's a bad joke, but think about it. What better way to boost tourism? Now I'm sitting here wondering, were the Virginia lawmakers secretly influenced by our neighbors to the north when they wrote the law on our school year? Hmmm...sounds like some kind of conspiracy, eh?

Cool as a cucumber before school.

I digress. So, Francesca was ready for school. She picked out a new backpack this year and chose the Livestrong model. Normally we'd object to paying so much for a backpack that's going to be thrown around at school. But given the financial support to fighting cancer and raising awareness, we're willing to splurge. We have good reason.

Fighting cancer and high fashion all rolled into one...the Livestrong backpack. Unfortunately it weighs a little over 400 pounds when fully loaded. What the heck is she carrying, bricks?

Off to the Clinic...Again

Although yesterday's visit to the clinic was good...it wasn't quite good enough to preclude another visit today. Carson's hemoglobin is low, so we'll be heading back for a transfusion. I guess it's a little unfair to single out just the hemoglobin...his platelets are low, too, as are a host of other things.

Chemo sucks. But, cancer sucks worse.

Please pray we have a quick and uneventful visit!

Paul.