Day 21

Yesterday was day 21 of Jordan's chemo treatment. 7 more days and then we get to turn to page 2 of his treatment protocol. Our hospital trip was uneventful. His cell counts look really good which means that his bone marrow is repopulating very well. It also means that we don't have to be quite as paranoid about him getting sick. Our biggest challenge right now is the side effects from the high levels of steroids that he is on. Each day the effects get worse and taking care of him becomes more demanding. He is not sleeping well, he is very moody, he eats constantly and has gotten so heavy that it is hard for us to lift him. We are counting the days for him to get off of these things. We have to stay at the current dose until day 28 and then we taper-off over 10 days. Jim's parents arrive in town today which will be very helpful. We also continue to receive tons of help from our wonderful neighbors who are cooking dinner for us and picking up groceries when Jordan has an emergency craving for olives! With love, Lara and Jim