Day 38

Update from Grandma - Howdy everybody it is a beautiful Saturday morning here in Sacramento. The lab results showed small improvements on platelets and wbc counts but not close to where it should be. We just have to ride it out. The biggest cause for discomfort and lack of sleep is the pain in the bladder and extreme pain when William has to pee, headache that comes and goes, and sores in the mouth and throat, sensitivity all over the torso and then the pain in the bones - mostly upper legs and hips, and the nasty fever spikes and chills. We remind ourselves that all the areas that have fast growing cells are suffering because the chemo is meant to kill those cells - and remember the mouth, throat and bladder also have fast growing cells. When the wbc and platelet counts go up the body's ability to heal itself increases. DR also explained that recovery after each new round of chemo will take a little longer everytime - bounce back is slower. We are thankful for small steps in the right direction. We are thankful for your loving support and prayers. Have a great weekend. PS I am going home tomorrow for a week and need to take my laptop with me. The blog updates might be less and delayed in the next week