Today Nicholas starts his fourth and toughest phase of treatment called Delayed Intensification. We are off to the hospital for an EKG (chemo can damage your heart), a bone morrow biospy (his doctor does this at every phase to ensure that there is still no sign of leukemia), a two doses of pushed chemo and a chemo treatment to the spine...talk about a tough day for my little boy!
I remind myself that it is only an 8 week phase and the light at the end of the tunnel is that we move on to a maintenance phase where most of the medications are administered at home with monthly low dose chemos at the clinic.
Nicholas has still been full of energy and you wouldn't recognize him as being sick. For this we are very grateful (not to mention tired from chasing him around so much). We know that this will change in the next days or weeks, but that it is temporary. Maybe we will use this time to catch up on our rest!
Please say an extra prayer for him during this time. He is a tough little guy, but every bit helps. I hope you are well and remember...enjoy your kids....
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