We have been continuing to take it easy as Blake's steroids wear off. He is regaining his energy and is really enjoying running around the house and playing with Daddy, Alexia and mommy! He has also been playing quite a bit of catch with Aunt April and Uncle Liam!
He is still rather puffy, in fact it seems to have gotten worse even after he stopped taking the steroid. He is a fascinating boy though and he spent the evening on Saturday telling his dad all about the episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse he has watched as a reward for using his big boy potty. He has a great memory and it is nice to see that the Chemo hasn't had much if any effect on him mentally.
Blake will go in to Children's CARES unit on Wednesday for another spinal tap with chemo. Once he recovers from that we will be carted upstairs for more chemo and an explanation of what will happen next during this phase of treatment. Thanks to our friends who are about 4 weeks ahead of us we know that we will be visiting the clinic 4 days a week for chemo. During these weeks the will leave Blake's port accessed even when he goes home, which makes us VERY paraniod about infections, so prayers are really appreciated!
We are very excited that the Benefit being hosted for us at our Church by some of our family and friends has a date and time now! We are trying to help with preparations as much as possible and are SOOOOOO grateful to the many people who are a part of setting it up and the people who are coming! It is so amazing to see how many people care about Blake!!!!
We have also been blessed with new career opportunities in the family and are thankful for this as well. Nothing is set in stone yet, but this could be a HUGE blessing for us!
We thank God for you all often and could not do this without your prayers and support!
The Parracks
Musings from our Family of Five
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