Alyson’s Journey

Alyson’s start of Interim Maintenance was December 8th, 2008.

Each course of maintenance proceeds as outlined below. Courses repeat every 84 days for a total of 2 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy for female patients and 3 years from the start of interim maintenance therapy for male patients.

• vincristine IV on days 1, 29, and 57
• oral dexamethasone twice daily on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61
• oral methotrexate on days 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78
• oral mercaptopurine on days 1-84
• methotrexate IT on day 1

Shazaam! We are in the final year countdown.

Otherwise, I apologize for not updating the site as frequently. I went an entire month – which is good because it’s just that nothing else was going on medically. In happy news, Halloween was fun although I’m looking forward to being able to actually take the kids somewhere that isn’t the hospital for trick-or-treating.

1. Face Glitter
2. Getting Ready to Go Out
3. That’s Some Serious Facepaint
4. Down the Hallway
5. Trick or Treating
6. Arrr, Maties!
7. Looking for Treasure
8. Dark and Scary Water Dragon
9. Anything Good to Eat?
10. Frothy Water Around the Mermaid
11. Mermaid and Her Pirate
12. Pirate Chasing the Mermaid
13. Quetzal the Pirate
14. Hide Those Shoes!
15. Side of a Dragon