Day 107, almost there...

Well it's been a while since we have posted a blog but it's been incredibly busy here. So far, probably the roughest month yet. Mark's 3rd round of chemo started with a cold, followed by another virus during the treatment itself which made him succeptible to all the yucky side effects of chemo. Glad to say that is over! Of course, the kids got it and the doctors were cautious with Mark's neutropenia that they were put on antibiotics just to be on the safe side. All in all, the last two weeks have been a little wearing. There were a few evenings when everyone in this house had a fever except for me, but as anticipated - my turn did come but now I am better.

Mark may have broken a record for most number of hours logged in as an outpatient at B4. What I mean is, he spends all his time there. Unfortunatley he got a fever following his chemo which is not that uncommon and he battled it for about a week. The doctors don't take any chances when he has no white blood cells so they put him on IV antibiotics (like the last time) for 9 days straight. So with the IV Antibiotics (3 hrs) , blood transfusions (3 hrs) and platelet transfusions (1.5 hrs) there was lots of Playstation and reading and crosswords and snoozing and headaches and traffic and boredom. Thank goodness that is all over now, Phew!!!!!

So as Mark and I sit here celebrating my birthday with the kids tucked into bed, we are soooooooo happy that this last month is behind us. I feel like July will be filled with easier days and more family time than clinic time for Mark. As Mark also celebrates his birthday in two weeks we are both looking forward to new beginnings.