AIM II Day 10-12

It was a good thing Nathan had a good day Monday with the leg needles as the remainder of the week wasn't so.

Wednesday he was leery to have them done and his pain level was low as he cried throughout the needles. Thursday he was tired. We had a long wait at the clinic for blood work, doctors examination and then for the meds. Nathan's white blood cells were really good so he received the vincristine and accelerated dosage of the methotrexate. We were home shortly before two and the two of us went immediately for a nap. He was exhausted.

Friday morning Nathan was good to go to the clinic but with this being the fourth day there this week, he didn't want to be accessed. So we waited, and we waited. Thank goodness it was a quiet morning as it allowed some leeway to when things were done. Finally after negotiating the ability to watch a DVD in the small examining room, he was accessed in order to receive plasma. The leg needles were ready by this point but again Nathan wasn't. It took a few minutes to convince him to have both needles done at the same time as all just wanted them done. A little convincing and a lot of tears got the final set completed.

Now we have a 10 day break and have started it off with a trip to Carrot River for a family reunion. The kids are excited! Carter wants to play horse balls and golf and Nathan just wants to learn to drive the golf cart by himself. We are looking forward to the week break from the clinic and the needles and praying the rest will give him(us) the strength and energy to face the next set.