Christmas Eve Sabbath, Derek’s blood counts were quite good and we decided to go to church. It was the first time since September 3 that we have gone as a family of four. Derek was armed with a mask and I had bottles of hand sanitizer in my purse. It felt so wonderful to celebrate the special Sabbath with our church family who has done so much to support us on this journey.
Christmas day was relatively quiet spent with a few friends and family. The weather was unseasonably warm, and the kids played outside much of the afternoon. The next week was spent at the clinic as Derek had chemo each day. Derek’s counts were dropping and he required blood and platelet transfusions on Tuesday. Wednesday he had spinal chemo for which he was sedated. New Year’s weekend was very quiet as we sequestered ourselves away to avoid getting any bugs. Last week we again went to the clinic two days, one for chemo and the next for another blood and platelet transfusion. Thursday we went to the hospital for sedation and spinal chemo.
Other than falling blood counts, Derek has taken it all quite well. His appetite has been pretty good, and he has been able to go outside to enjoy the warm weather. We have taken several short walks, and his energy is coming back. His resilience amazes me. This Wednesday, he has the last chemo for phase two (Consolidation) of his treatment. Then we will have about two weeks off for his blood counts to come back up before starting phase three (Interim Maintenance.) We are now half way through the most intense treatment.
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What a blessing to be home for the holidays~even though counts were dropping and you had to be careful. We went to church together too for the first time as a family over the holidays.
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