Clinic Day

We are preparing for another long day at the clinic today. Blake is scheduled to get 3 doses of chemo and may need blood or platelets. We are very unhappy with the way the steroids are effecting him this time around. He doesn't want to move. It breaks our hearts to watch him in so much pain. He has been very sleepy, so we have spent the last few days "hiding out" at home, just recuperating. Today is his last day on the steroids for quite a while, so we are looking forward to his recovery from the side effects.

It is so difficult to watch our baby go through so much, but we know that the cure is better than the disease and that we must continue to do as the doctor says. We are lucky to have a medical staff who genuinely cares about Blake and the rest of our family and who let us know when it is okay for Blake to do things and when it is not. We are so blessed to have such amazing people in our lives who visit to check up on Blake and who pray for him to feel better when he isn't doing so well.

God has blessed us beyond measure and though Blake has his hard times during the treatment, most of the time he behaves as a normal 2 1/2 year old would and seems to enjoy life. He is such a loving, caring, well-behaved boy and we are so glad that God chose to give him to us!

Thank you all for your prayers, we have really needed them during this phase. We still have a few weeks to go during this phase, but we are coming up on maintenance!