We're Still Doing Great!

This is just a quick update to say that we really have very little to report. JR is on his last day of Round 4 (of 10) of his chemo and is doing remarkably well. Most of the time, he starts feeling pretty crummy even after the first day or two, but this time he has been feeling totally normal. I keep asking him if his tummy is OK, etc., but he keeps telling me that it's fine and his appetite has been good. Although I do anticipate that he'll start feeling tired and a little beat up over the next week or so but he doesn't complain of any symptoms, miraculously. He truly is unbelievable. We spent last Thursday at Sloan-Kettering so that the staff could monitor him while he took his chemo because he developed a crazy rash during the last round, but it seems as though the rash was unrelated to his medication. They wanted to make sure that he didn't develop some allergy to the chemo, which he didn't, so all day of sitting around and waiting for something to happen was somewhat unproductive but we were happy with the outcome. Better safe than sorry.
JR has his next MRI a week from Wednesday (Feb. 20th), so PLEASE keep that positive energy radiating!! It's a very difficult thing for Jim and me but of course, JR just lets it roll right off his back. He has overcome his overwhelming fear of the IV line (which he needs to have before the MRI) and is more brave (or braver??!!) than ever going into this process. I think of what a wimp I am when I need to go get a cavity drilled, I tense up and practically pass out each time. Here's JR going to get needles and sit in a noisy, claustrophic imaging machine, having had some very bad experiences getting his IV line and he has trained himself to be calm and brave and told me that he's not afraid of it anymore. It's so inspirational to get courage from your own child. You never know where you'll learn your life lessons. He's my hero!!
I totally believe that this next scan will be fine and I will update all my loyal readers as soon as possible after the scan. Thank you again for taking the time to keep abreast of his progress. Namaste!!