Health Updates

HAIR It’s been growing like crazy! (She likes to play in the mud, btw.) TEETH ~~~wiggle wiggle wiggle~~~ ~~~wiggle wiggle wiggle~~~ One’s gone and the other is still loose! ~Julie PS Alyson has a UTI at present but is on antibiotics and should be all better in a few more days. Bradyn and I are [...]

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Maintenance – The Final Frontier

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 [...]

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Two Weeks of At Home Chemo Done

And a week of Vincristine complete. Alyson’s ANC is about 40, which may as well be zero. We’re watching carefully for fevers and I’ve been pressing on her acupuncture points for immune system stimulation. I have no idea if it works but at least I feel like I’m doing something. I’ve been all freaked out [...]

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