Entering the Celebratory Season

Thursday we went to the clinic for blood tests and, although on the way back up, Henry's white blood counts "just missed the cut," as the doctor said, so he will not go back to school before Wednesday.

Henry's teacher came for a homebound session on Friday. He did excellent on his spelling and vocabulary tests.

Last night we dug out the boxes of Halloween decorations from our storage shed. Henry has been feeling better every day, and was in a fun and feisty mood all evening. He loves Halloween, and couldn't wait to get the decorations unpacked. We decided to plan some extra in-house activities, since we don't know how Halloween will land in the surgery and hospital schedule. We will find out next Tuesday, but surgery could occur as early as the week of the 16th, with at least a 10-day hospital stay.

This MRI and consultation seemed so far away while we were dealing with the day-to-day chemo issues, and now that the day is suddenly upon us we parental units find ourselves swept up in anxieties that have been kept at bay for a couple of months. Nevertheless, we are ready to move forward and have every reason to hope for the best.