The Adventures of Evan: Day 1081 - One more bout with steroids to go

Last week Evan went for his monthly visit to the clinic. He received his spinal tap, IV antibiotics, chemo and of course his quarterly steroids. No one was safe from his mood swings this time. Hopefully he wasn't too difficult to deal with, especially considering last week was his final day of 2nd grade. His counts looked really good and Cristy even ran into a couple of Evan's NPs that we were close with early on. They both commented on how good Evan looked and were happy to see him doing so well.

As mentioned above, Evan has successfully completed the 2nd grade! I want to say thank you to his teachers, Mrs. West and Mrs. Lacroix. He has grown so much this year mentally and physically and we're so pleased with his development. He received the Principal's Honor Roll for the year and his grades continue to look good. Naturally he's been looking forward to the summer and tries to bargain with me nightly to stay up late. Hope to set the tent up in the backyard one night this weekend to take advantage of the dry weather.

Cristy's Aunt Ruth will be joining us next week and I know the kids are excited about that. In addition to that Camp Aurora will begin in a couple of weeks. This allows both kids to get the chance to experience camp and reconnect with friends they met last year. Cristy and I are also looking forward to the summer, but with this early heat wave I'm sure we'll be tired of it by late-July.

Happy Mother's Day!

Recently a family that is a member of our Cancer Parents group on Facebook reported that their child had relapsed after a year and seven months in remission. This was a sobering reminder that even if we are able to ring the bell in August, that the fear of a relapse will always be in the back of our minds. Wishing that child a speedy recovery and strength for the family.