Monthly Archive for May, 2008

Week 27 - The waiting game revisited

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on May 23, 2008
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We thought we were used to playing the waiting game by now, but it still catches us by surprise every now and then. We went in for the now monthly check-up early this morning. The results of the FBC (Full Blood Count) are still great in comparison to what they were at the start of the treatment, but remained more or less constant from last month. We were really expecting the strong positive trend to continue (based on the last couple of tests), especially in light of the high levels of energy Lliam currently has. To us it also appears as if his complexion is improving by the day. Despite all the positive signs, all major results (the hemoglobin, the white blood count, platelets and neutrophils) remained on a similar level than 1 month ago, while three of them dropped ever so slightly.

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Week 25 - Normality returns?

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on May 9, 2008
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The school term has started and so far we have been very lucky. No major virus outbreaks has been reported at school, so Lliam can for the moment attend school as per normal. He is playing for his soccer team again, and continues to enjoy tennis. He has his first rock-climbing class today, a sport he always wanted to participate in. I must admit we are still a bit nervous about this one, but it is probably as safe as riding on a bicycle. We will monitor this activity carefully though. Continue reading ‘Week 25 - Normality returns?’