Day 287: One Week Closer

Our little family had a good thanksgiving, albeit somewhat lonely. Maria did an amazing job cooking delicious food but Cristian stuck to his current diet of Cheeto alternatives and apple juice. Cristian’s energy has remained high even with the chemo at the hospital and at home. He has been in a good mood, such a good thing to see!

The treatments march on which included a spinal tap this week, along with chemo. Thankfully this visit was short compared to the prior week, Cristian was back home playing before nap time.

We have continued to administer chemo at home this week, including shots. This will be the last week of shots at home for the remainder of his treatment, and the last week of chemo at home until we get to maintenance. Cristian has been a brave little trooper throughout this whole process, these past few weeks no exception.

Maintenance in sight! We have a two weeks remaining in this phase and they are planned to be lite from a chemo perspective. This will hopefully allow him to stay high energy and build up his strength. Once we get to maintenance (Christmas week) then there will be another spinal tap and chemo at home, but his body will regain strength and we can slowly transition into a more normal lifestyle. We are already looking for road trip destination, suggestions welcome!

Thank God and everyone for all of the support we have received thus far. This is not something any family should have to endure, but knowing that we aren’t along and God is leading the way helps us keep our strength.