Missed it by that much

Sooooo close.

Hayden’s blood count test came back with neutrophils at 0.71…we needed 0.76 to start the next treatment phase. Next Tuesday, for sure!

Hayden doesn’t mind the delay. He’s feeling good now and not at all looking forward to more chemo (Interim Maintenance will last about 2 months). His weight is up – which is no surprise because he is constantly eating. He’s still not into sweets but some things that he didn’t previously eat, such as Kraft Dinner, are now part of his diet. He weighs in at 20.2 kilos (44.5 lbs), which is still down from his pre-cancer weight of about 52 lbs. So, he’s skinny but his face is starting to fill out and there’s a little more meat on his bones.

A low neutrophil count also means no public outings (aside from school) so Hayden will wear a mask to go shopping for Daddy’s birthday present. But his counts should be good this weekend, so we’re all going out for dinner for the first time in a long time. Oh yes…Daddy’s hand sanitizer will be there in full force! And each squirt will be preceded by ‘just in case….you never know….can’t be too careful….doesn’t hurt…’ (hehehehe even if he reads this first, he won’t be able to stop himself).