I apologize for the lack of updates, I had to have my gallbladder removed and other issues but am better now, and ready to give you an update!!!  Andrew is scheduled for his last chemo session in the hospital on Wednesday!  He will get chemo at the dr’s office the following week, then all done.  It will take him a while to recover from it, but we are hoping for a drama free recovery and a return to a normal life relatively soon. 

Andrew had a great Thanksgiving with friends and family.  Although he did not consume a ton of food, he is keeping his weight up and we have not used his feeding tube since November 17th!  He is pretty wobbly but it will probably be like this until his body can get recover from the toxicity of all this darn chemo. 

Thank you everyone for all the love and support, we are getting so close…so close!

We had a fabulous, drama-free weekend!  Andrew is feeling so much better.  He does not have his full appetite back yet, but is still eating and loving it.  He is loving it so much he thinks he is allowed to eat Almond Joys and Reese’s Pieces Butter Cups all day and I would let him.  No worries, I set him straight, moderation in everything.  His hair is growing back so thick and full, we are kind of bummed it will fall out one more time.  But just one more time!!!  Woo Hoo!!!!  He is significantly weaker, but we attribute this to so much down time, and hope that now that he is up and about it will get better.  We are hoping for a great week, and staying strong to the end!

Andrew was released last night!!!  Finally!!!!  He was feeling much better, his neutrophil counts are at 600 but with him feeling great we think they will continue to climb at home.  As soon as we got home he ran inside to get the rest of his birthday presents.  It was the cutest thing ever!  By the time I had brought all the bags inside he had his nice little pile gathered on the couch waiting for me so he could open them.  That boy ripped through the wrapping paper with more energy and excitement than I have seen in months!  I did take a bunch of pictures which I will post soon.  He is still on track now for his last chemo the first week of December, keep those fingers and toes crossed that nothing interrupts!  Thanks for the sweet comments and support from all.

Sooooo Excited!!

So Andrew has been having ups and downs the last couple days.  His neutrophil counts have been going up then down every other day as well.  The doctors say he can be released when his counts look like they are just going up, and he is feeling well.  He is having abdominal pain again, it could be the Vincristine chemo he received the last two weeks, a virus, or just healing from being sick.  He has a patch on to help with the pain, and is starting to eat a little more everyday.  Cross your fingers for a pre-weekend release!!!

Sorry, it has been a crazy week!  Andrew did so well over last weekend, Halloween was fabulous, and he did well during his dr appointment Monday afternoon.  Then around 6pm he got a fever of 103.5…not good, so off to the ER.  He was admitted and his blood counts just kept dropping.  He was feeling ok, just tired. 

He was in still in the hospital for his birthday on Wednesday.  He had a fabulous birthday even though we had to celebrate in the hospital. All the nurses put on hats and pulled poppers at the door while we sang happy birthday (they couldn’t come in since he was in isolation). He got Guido’s pizza Tracey was wonderful and made a 4 layer German chocolate cake! He ate half a piece! His spirits are still high.  His counts finally came up just a tiny bit today so we are hoping to get out of here!!!  I will update soon.

This has been such a great week!  Andrew, although feeling sad a little bit during the week, more than made up for it this weekend.  He won the costume contest at his school party, then attended Monroe Elementary’s Halloween Party where he won another costume contest and even danced a little but mostly from the wheelchair.  Then he went trick or treating yesterday as well.  He went as Nacho Libre, and Taylor was an 80′s girl on Friday and a zebra on Saturday…which was a lot of work but sooo worth it.  Enjoy the pics!