Well, as things tend to go, we have hit a bump in the road. I do believe it is a small one, but another one of those things. Callum was to have chemo today, but is was cancelled as his platelet count is down. It is disappointing and he is somewhat upset and frustrated. And I think scared a wee bit. The platelet count is due to the chemo, not the cancer. I am sure most of you know, but the platelets are the part of the blood that helps clotting. It is kind of a weird situation as he still has some of the blood clot in his arm, but now his platelets are low and he is prone to bleeding. He is afraid that we are too close to having to stop chemo because of the side effects. The people at the cancer clinic seem to take this in stride, so I think we will, too. The chemo has been rescheduled to next Thursday, Feb 12, providing his platelets are back up. Other than that he is feeling pretty good. He is starting to get some tingling in his feet and a little numbness in his fingertips - both side effects of chemo.
He had an MRI last week but we don't yet have the results. Hopefully we get them soon. Usually that means that there are no issues, but one can never bank on that!
On the upside, he is feeling well enough to cook so I am pretty happy about that.
He is looking forward to a night out with some of the guys from the StarPhoenix on Friday - something he hasn't done for quite a while. I am sure he will enjoy getting out of the house and being around a bit more testosterone than usual. He sure deserves to have some fun!
"All things are possible to him who believes; they are less difficult to him who hopes; they are easy to him who loves; and they are simple to any who do all three." Brother Lawrence
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