Grant had a good day at the clinic on Monday. He was not as easily distracted though. It doesn't take him long to know what's going on. He still handled the shot and getting his port accessed really well though. I usually judge the success on the length of recovery time. He is not getting hysterical and stops fussing as soon as they are finished with the needle. SUCCESS! His counts were actually really good. His ANC was way up b/c of the steroids he took all week. And his red blood was holding steady. They told us his numbers would start to decline at 7-10 days. But, they will not be checking his counts again until next Monday, unless we think he needs a transfusion. He handled the chemo a little better this week and we were a little more prepared for what to expect. We've stayed on top of the anti-nausea medication and he asked for it tonight. He didn't feel very good and didn't eat any dinner tonight. This was a drastic change from the last 3 days of severe munchies from the steroids. He is getting a break from the steroids this week and will start them again on Monday.
The pumpkin in the picture was from the clinic. They had a bunch of hand-painted pumpkins that were donated to the clinic for the kids. The nurses and volunteers saved the Cookie Monster for Grant.
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