Day 5

Today has been a pretty good day. Grant was able to sleep pretty well last night. He is still coughing but the doctor just says there is not much we can do. We are doing some trial and error on cough medicine to find one to help him. He was very quiet and reserved this morning. We tried to get him to eat the breakfast that was delivered to him (cereal), but he was not interested. A little later, he just sat up in bed and said, "I want a waffle." We all looked at each other (Rudy, Uncle Keith and I) and decided we would somehow make that happen. I asked the nurse and she said she would get some up to us. Of couse, once it was delivered, he decided he didn't want it. Thankfully, that proved to be a way for him to get some control and he eventually ate all the waffles. We were so excited. That's the most he's eaten in over a week. After that, we watched some cartoons, talked, played and even laughed a little. Then, he took a nap which always makes him wake up a little grumpy. The afternoon held a few mood swings, but they were not extreme. He's been a Daddy's boy through most of this ordeal and Daddy decided to eat some dinner tonight, so I was going to sit next to him on the bed. He started telling me he didn't want me there and fussing for Daddy. He was pushing me off the bed and saying Mooooove. So, I got up and sat somewhere else. His Daddy told him he needed to act nice and not be ugly to me. He very matter-of-factly responded with an "I'm Grumpy". :) Rudy said, "We know you are, but you still have to act nice." You never know what you're going to get. He's asked for another waffle for dinner, but has decided not to eat it. He has done a little better with the nurses today and has not cried every time they talk to him. We keep getting really good reports from the doctor and we feel like, overall, today has been an improvement. Tomorrow, Grant will be getting an additional chemo treatment administered through a shot. They shoot it into the muscle in his leg, but, because of his size, the volume is too large for one shot. So, he will have to have one in each leg, hopefully simultaneously. They will be monitering him closely for side effects. This is tenatively scheduled for noon. We are a little concerned that this will take us backward since he will be getting stuck again. Hopefully, it won't be a big setback.