Another round begins, time for another update! Fortunately, this time there isn't much to report! We had an absolutely wonderful 4 days at home together. We all caught up on sleep (Drew slept over 13 hours one night, with only a couple times up to make sure we were there!), as well as errands and tasks around the house. Drew was in such a good mood, it was great to have our happy boy back! The last time he was at home he was such a mess, so it gives us piece of mind to know he is already getting better.
Josh and I took Drew in yesterday then, to start round 2. Once we got all the pre-admittance things done and got into his room it was almost noon. My dad made his way to Rochester from Iowa and met us in Drew's room in the afternoon. This round we decided to have him stay with Drew in the hospital, with visits from either Josh or I during the day, and have me home with Molly during the week. When we left they were about to start the Chemo, which really is just another bag on his IV pole dripping. He's gotten sick a couple times already, so they started giving an anti nausea medicine and he hasn't had an issue since. Josh just came home from being with him this afternoon saying he's actually almost hyper! What a change, the last round we started out so sick that he just laid there. This time the challenge is to keep him IN bed! And his talking has really exploded. Maybe we underestimated him--he might not be as quiet as we thought, it just took him longer to get started! Again, it's refreshing to see him being a normal little outgoing boy. On the Drew front you could pray that his attitude continues to be sunny. That we can keep the sickness part of Chemo under control and that the Chemo itself keeps working! Pray that no unexpected issues arise. If no complications arise we could take him back home as early as this weekend!
Yesterday wasn't just a big day for Drew, but also for Molly! She had her first day of PreK! She had a great day and already came home telling stories about her new friends! I'm seeing that it is really just as important to be here with her as with Drew in the hospital. Our new daycare/preschool set up will be great for her to get that structure back in her day when I'm not here--and when I am it's good for me to be with her if possible. You can also continue to pray that she can transition to our new normal smoothly-she's beginning to act out a bit with some extra clingy-ness and separation anxiety. School has left her pretty tired by the end of the day, so some of it will just be her adjusting to her new schedule, but I know that some is due to all that is going on around her.
Thank you all again for your thoughts and prayers!
~Heidi
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