Platelets plus more!

Day 95 of our war on leukemia.

Tuesday's Clinic Visit

We showed up at the clinic on Tuesday expecting a shorter day. After all, we were receiving an IV push and two shots, how long could that be? Oh yeah! Those darn platelets! They were low, so our day was extended by a few hours.

As it turned out, it is no big deal, at least for Carson. He has grown extremely comfortable with his visits to the clinic thanks to the great staff and Ms. Margy and Ms. Gretchen "the play ladies". There is almost always something going on and something fun to do.

Here's how Carson filled his time:

• Hand out candy to patients and nurses with Ms. Gretchen.
• Play the Wii, located in the teen lounge.
• Take a break, get platelets while watching E.T. and eating pizza, corn dogs and pretzels. Thanks for the pizza Margy!
• Wait an hour to see if there is a reaction. Watch E.T. some more and visit with Heather! She's home from the hospital and will now be getting her treatments at the clinic. We're looking forward to seeing more of her!
• Play the Wii some more. Watch Mom and Dad attempt to play Wii baseball.
• Take a break, do something not so fun.....get two intramuscular shots in the legs. That was tough, but Ms. Gretchen gave him a new Seek and Find book. The shots are quickly forgotten and the hour we wait to see if there is a reaction is filled with looking at the new book. Thanks Ms. Gretchen!
• Play Wii some more.
• Get an IV push (10 minutes max). Deaccess the port. Arrive home just before Francesca gets off the bus from school.

Despite the long hours yesterday, it was a great day. Carson had no reactions to the platelets or the shots. We got to see and visit with Heather & her mother. We are not scheduled to go back to the clinic until Tuesday of next week!

In other Happenings

This weekend, while also enjoying a visit from Grandpa and Grandma, Francesca won the overall 11 year old girls Half Moon Contest at the Harvest Moon Invitational in Herndon, Virginia. She swam 6 events over two days placing in the top 3 in all of them. This was enough to give her the fastest total time and the title of champion! Way to go Francesca!!!

Francesca proudly shows off her trophy kickboard