Blood, chess, and years

Busy times...it started with an 8:30 a.m. blood test at the CancerCare Clinic, followed by an appointment with Dr. Stoffman. Hayden's neutrophil count is still on the low side at .77 but, seeing as it's slowly climbing, we're staying the course on his chemo doses.

From there we blasted over to St. George school where Hayden slid into a seat just in time for the first chess game. There was a row of local celebrities - he played a cop and lost. After that, he went on to win 12 games. I gotta say, it's very cool to see a gym packed with that many elementary-school-aged kids...sitting...quietly...thinking. Whoa.

Tomorrow is Hayden's monthly spinal, followed by 5 days of steroids. It's also the day of his belt test for tae kwon do. And one other thing...tomorrow he is exactly 2 years away from being chemo free. March 24, 2012. That's it. We're done.