Little update

Well, we are still home! No fever yet! This is the first time Ashton has gone this long after chemo without getting sick with an infection!! I'm hoping we get to all stay home this time around...he is doing so well. We did spend the day at the hospital today because he needed a platelet transfusion. We also spent all day Friday there too for red blood cells and platelets. He loses those platelets so fast! But the important thing is no fever.

There is also good news about his hearing. He had another hearing test today which showed his hearing is stable. Actually his hearing was a bit better in the right ear. This was most likely due to ear wax that was removed. He will have another test closer to the next chemo to determine if he will have more Cisplatin. So today was a good day. He continues to grow stronger each day and continues to amaze us with the progress he is making.

Round 5, Complete!

We got home this afternoon from Ashton's 5th round of treatment. Once again, he did really well. This time he didn't even sleep a super long nap like he has done in the past. We could barely keep him in the room! Good thing there are places to go and things to see while we are there. Now, we wait. I'm almost positive that in about a weeks time I will be posting that we are going in for a fever. It has happened every time, but wouldn't it be nice if just for once, it didn't happen? I would be so surprised. Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer, and guess what?!! ONE MORE TO GO!

Chemo Set-back.

I wish I was typing today about Ashton's 5th round of chemo being completed, but unfortunately that isn't the case. Last Monday Ashton had a hearing test and blood draw. The good news is his hearing has stableized...there has been no further loss. This means they will go ahead with another dose of the Cisplatin. This is good because they want to get as many rounds as they can, but bad because it does make him feel icky. The bad news was that, on Monday, his platelet count was too low to go ahead with Chemo last Tues. So, now we do the same blood draw tomorrow, Monday, and hopefully those platelets will go up enough for him to start round 5 this Tuesday. It seems like it is taking forever to start this fifth round and I'm so anxious to be able to say that he only has one treatment left.

Ashton has been making so much progress with his walking. He has been walking all over the house without holding onto anything. His balance still has a ways to go but each day he continues to grow stronger so I'm confident he will get there soon.

I will update later this week and hopefully I will be able to say "ONE MORE TO GO!"

Parade Today!

Happy 4th of July! Today we will be walking in the Scotts Valley Parade. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come and join us. The more the merrier! We stayed out late last night working to get everything ready and I have to say, Its going to be fabulous! The people who have helped organize this are so talented and crafty! Thank you all!! I hope to see a bunch of people out there for Ashton. It will be a day I won't soon forget. He won't either :)

Monday Ashton has his hearing test and the results will determine whether he will stop the Cisplatin or not. After the test, he has his regular appt. for his check up. He is scheduled to start his 5th round of chemo on Tuesday. Keep him in your thoughts...he is doing so well and we really want it to stay that way!