There and Back Again

We are back at the hospital for the long haul.  3 courses of chemo with a stemcell transplant, 1 course/transplant every 28 days.  3 months in the hospital, egads.  We were home for almost 2 weeks and it was wonderful.  Sorry I didn't post but I decided to be greedy with my joy.  Amazing, I can behave anyway I like right now, because I have a child with cancer. 

So, Junior is walking pretty well again, he had such a good time at home.  I am remembering when this all started and we were in the ICU, still in shock, and Manfred and I told each other how grateful we would be when he was back to himself, being a little monster/destroyer.  Well, we had to remind ourselves of that vow this last week.

So now to the technical stuff, his chemo this time is carboplatin and thiotepa for 2 days, a day of rest and then the stemcell transplant.  The rest of the time in recovery, I am expecting more of the same only worse.  This chemo is much stronger than before and kills everything, so basically, without the stemcells, he is getting enough drugs to kill him once a month for 3 months, lovely. 

Oh sorry, how could I forget, the results of the MRI!  Well, it seems that we are doing well.  The last chemo not only stabilized the tumor but there was some reduction!  That was great news, a hope giver.  It is possible that after this course, it may be gone, but if not, we should be eligible for radiation therapy since he will be almost 3 years old.

Next post in a few days or so after the chemo.