Grant returned to the clinic today. We were expecting him to start the next phase of treatment. However, he did not make numbers today. He needed to have an ANC of 750 and his had actually dropped to 80. This was disappointing to us, but not surprising to Dr. Heym. He said this is very common. We have to remember that Grant just finished 8 weeks of very intense treatment. And it is somewhat cumulative, so his body is just trying to recover. This particular count is the one that his body has to produce on it's own. So now we just wait. His red blood count was also low, which we suspected. We will go back to the clinic tomorrow for a blood transfusion.
Grant did not have a very good day at the clinic today. He was very anxious about everything and would not even let Dr. Heym examine him. He even prayed tonight, "Help me to get rid of this leukemia and don't go to the clinic."
On a lighter note, he is learning to work his situation. He told me this weekend that he could not pick up his toys in the backyard b/c he has leukemia. He can't do a lot of things, but that is not one of them. ;)
Grant did not have a very good day at the clinic today. He was very anxious about everything and would not even let Dr. Heym examine him. He even prayed tonight, "Help me to get rid of this leukemia and don't go to the clinic."
On a lighter note, he is learning to work his situation. He told me this weekend that he could not pick up his toys in the backyard b/c he has leukemia. He can't do a lot of things, but that is not one of them. ;)
got to give him credit for tring to use his situation for his benefit...this is just the beginning of him attemting to always look for the angle which he can benifit from...I did the same thing to get out of gym in high school with being dizzy...I got away with it however...better luck next time Grant
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