Feels like a long time since we only had to go to clinic once in a week, but here we are! Clinic today was quite uneventful: access, bloodwork, platelet transfusion, exam and de-access, which took about 3 hours. Eric is more than halfway through his oral treatment; today is day 17 of 28. His counts are taking a bit of a beating, as expected about a week after the IV chemo, with his white blood cells down and his platelets only 6. However, he has been feeling quite well this round. I continue to be pleasantly surprised as Eric continues to go to school. I can't believe there is only a week left, and I'm glad he's able to go see his friends before the summer break starts. Unfortunately, his legs are more black and blue than anything else, with some big ugly bruises. I assume this is the price we pay for increased school and decreased iPad.
This past Sunday, for Father's Day, we went on the Pirate Adventure at Granville Island, thanks to Starlight Children's Foundation. It was fun and Sunday turned out to be a great day to be on the water. The boat goes rain or shine, so I was a little nervous, but we got lucky. I think Eric's favourite part were the water "canons."
On Thursday, tomorrow, Eric was invited to be the Star of the Game at the Abbotsford Canucks game. They're in the finals for the Calder Cup so it should be some good hockey.
A short update this week and we're happy to be boring and have a little rest and relaxation after our busy few weeks. Now if only Eric's platelets could also be a little more boring, less dramatic, stick around a bit perhaps... Back to clinic Monday and Friday next week.
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