Hayley turned 13 today. We officially have a teenager in the house. I’m not quite sure how to feel about that. Just like Tristan, we didn’t do a birthday party because of Disney World. Instead, I took her out, just her and me, to Painting with a Twist. She was quite happy to get her painting on.
Now, for an update on how Scott has been doing. Scott was scheduled to do chemotherapy this past week. He asked his doctor to lower the dose for this week’s chemo since he had such a rough time with it last time. He nearly opted out of doing it, too. Unfortunately, he went in for his blood work the day before chemo was scheduled to start and his counts were low. His platelets and white blood cells were just too low. They think it could be residual effects from radiation. Besides, we’re still recovering from the Disney trip. They redid his blood work Friday hoping to do chemo this week (yes, Christmas week), but not only are his counts still low, but some counts dropped and now red blood cells dropped as well. It is a mixed blessing. We don’t have to worry about Scott being sick for Christmas and the upcoming football game. Other than low counts, Scott seems to be doing well. He tires easily and naps a lot. He isn’t complaining about any back pain now that we have him on morphine twice a day. He did very well during the trip and endured some very long days. His biggest complaint during the trip was being cold once the sun went down. So, hopefully, we have a quiet, fairly uneventful Christmas surrounded by family. Speaking of which, we are received gifts this week from two different sets of people – a stranger, I’ve never met before – and from a gentleman who adopted our family through the Castle Rock Police Department. Our kids will definitely have a very memorable Christmas this year. I am touched by the kindness of strangers. How much they care about our little family. Friends, family, and strangers have all come to our aid. Helping with Scott’s bucket list, bringing joy to him and the kids, and just being there for our family. It is amazing!
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