This time it was Francesca. She is officially NOT a middle schooler anymore; she is a high schooler, at 8th grade no less. (That's the way they do it here in our Little City)
Since Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School is now a thing of the past, there was a Moving Up Ceremony to mark the occasion. There was "pomp, circumstance " and one little brother to really embarrass her.
"The Official Moving Up Handshake"Right before the ceremony, Carson performed his brotherly duties when he waved and waved and waved at Francesca. Then in his best stage whisper said "Sissy (no response from Francesca)....Sissy (again no response)......Sissy (she does her best to ignore him) .....bolus." (Reminding her to administer her insulin is one of his greatest joys in life) Francesca was not too pleased, but a lot of people sitting around us thought otherwise.
At the After Party......the stress of 7th grade behind her, Francesca cracks a smileTransition back.....
In other news, Carson's counts are back up somewhat. Yesterday he came in with an ANC of 630 after the manual count - a little lower than expected considering he hasn't had any chemo for a week - but high enough to restart 6MP and Methotrexate.
If you're thinking that the restart of the oral chemos will be at a reduced rate, you'd be right. His doc would rather him have something rather than nothing (and we agree). So here we go again.....I swear sometimes I'm living in an episode of "Groundhog Day", only this time, there is no cute ground hog, there is nowhere to hide when I see my shadow; and the humor has a definite medical component.....This story line, I believe, would not translate well to the silver screen.
Carson could have cared less about all the talk of counts and chemo; he was busy with Legos. Mrs. Margy gave him "6 year old Legos" while we were there and he was so proud that he put it together (with some help). He talked all the rest of the day about how he is 5, but he put together Legos for 6 year old boys.
Next week we're due for Vincristine, Pentamadine and yet another round of steroids. Carson is already thinking he'll need more 6 year old Legos to keep him busy.
Have a great weekend!
-Jennifer
In other news, Carson's counts are back up somewhat. Yesterday he came in with an ANC of 630 after the manual count - a little lower than expected considering he hasn't had any chemo for a week - but high enough to restart 6MP and Methotrexate.
If you're thinking that the restart of the oral chemos will be at a reduced rate, you'd be right. His doc would rather him have something rather than nothing (and we agree). So here we go again.....I swear sometimes I'm living in an episode of "Groundhog Day", only this time, there is no cute ground hog, there is nowhere to hide when I see my shadow; and the humor has a definite medical component.....This story line, I believe, would not translate well to the silver screen.
Carson could have cared less about all the talk of counts and chemo; he was busy with Legos. Mrs. Margy gave him "6 year old Legos" while we were there and he was so proud that he put it together (with some help). He talked all the rest of the day about how he is 5, but he put together Legos for 6 year old boys.
Next week we're due for Vincristine, Pentamadine and yet another round of steroids. Carson is already thinking he'll need more 6 year old Legos to keep him busy.
Have a great weekend!
-Jennifer
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Oh, great--he will be on steroids when I get there!
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