Another Week

Clinic
Carson was due for Vincristine(chemo) and Pentamadine (antibiotic) on Wednesday. That all went fine. His ANC counts were good - too good in fact. Guess what that means? Time for a change in the oral chemo routine! Sheryl Crow once sand "a change will do you good", but I don't think she was talking about medications for a near 5 year old. At any rate, Carson will continue on the same dosage of 6MP, but will go to full dosage of the methotrexate. This is yet another new dosage experiment and we'll find out how it plays out in two weeks. For now, we have a week off from the clinic because Carson started his 5 day burst of steroids and that will elevate his counts while he is on that.

Fundraising Update
A group of us had a Team In Training Happy Hour Fundraiser at a local restaurant, Ireland's Four Provinces, on Thursday. We had good attendance, great raffle prizes and a lot of fun. We are really thankful to everyone that came to the event and contributed to our fundraising efforts! Thanks also to our generous donors! And finally, thanks to Francesca, who developed writer's cramp while writing every one's name and phone number on their raffle tickets! We raised over $1,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Way to Go!

Marina and Kathy get ready for raffle ticket sales galore!

Carson, of course, cared not at all about the fundraising. He instead spent nearly 3 hours playing all around the restaurant with friends Nils, Riley and Andy- he was too excited to even eat. Subsequently, he crashed when he got home and woke up starving the next morning!

How can anyone resist these face??? THIS is why we run!

Now, just in case you missed all the fun and excitement, or want to experience the thrill of donating yourself, it is not too late. Just look for the TNT logo on the right of this page and donate away!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!
-Jennifer