Hello again! This has been quite an exciting last few weeks. Jack has finished his last round of chemotherapy and is doing well! But before we get to all that, I just had to share a few cute pics of my kiddos :)
Now, back to Jack's chemo. We went into the hospital for his last big treatment that requires him to stay for a few days. I was excited also because he was getting a nice big room all to himself. He was given some new cars and was having lots of fun playing with them and sliding them all across the floor.
That night, Kyle, Joey, and Kyle's mom came up with pizza and cookies to celebrate Jack's last big chemo. Jack was so excited and enjoyed a nice big slice of pizza and a big cookie with sprinkles on it.
A little bit before the family came up to celebrate, Jack got a roommate. But it worked out. Jack was moved to his own room again later that night where nobody else would bother him. The second day, Jack slept ALL day and only woke up long enough to go potty and maybe watch a few minutes of cartoons before he fell back asleep. But the next morning he woke up feeling good and was ready to go home. Just before we left, the nurses and his doctors came in with a poster, a trophy, and a gift. They even sang "Happy Last Chemo" to the tune of "Happy Birthday". He was a little embarrassed but you could tell that he enjoyed it. So after they left his room, it was time to go home.
The following two weeks Jack had his small treatments at the Outpatient Infusion Center. He always plays with the food and makes me a great meal every time. ;) So his last time going, he did the same thing and then went back to watch a few minutes of cartoons. We weren't there long but it was long enough for him to have some fun playing.
That night we decided to let Jack pick what he wanted to do to celebrate being all done with chemo. He of course shouted that he wanted ice cream. So we went down to the mall and got some ice cream and Farrell's. He picked out the kind of ice cream he wanted and ate all that his stomach could handle. After ice cream we walked around the mall and let him go in his favorite store...The Disney Store. Then it was time to head home and get ready for bed. It was a great night and I'm so happy that Jack is done with his chemo. We start his follow up appointments this Friday, but we wont be heading to the hospital nearly as often as we have since last Christmas. So now we start to get back to a more normal life and let Jack get back to doing the activities that he loves. I know I say this a lot but I love my family and I'm so grateful to have a wonderful and supportive husband, and to have 2 beautiful and sweet children in my life!
