A Little Set Back... UPDATE!!

Hello Everyone!! Just a quick update to this post. We received Sawyer’s labs back late yesterday afternoon and they looked great so we are at the hospital this morning and hopefully this afternoon they will be starting his meds. He should be able to go home by Monday. Have a great weekend!

Going through this process has made us realize how little control we have over anything in our lives. As much as we want to be able to plan, get through this, and move on we are regularly reminded that we are at the mercy of Sawyer’s cancer, something he has no control over. Yesterday we were reminded of that fact again. For those of you who have never been through or have know someone who has gone through this process essentially the stars have to align to begin a cycle of treatment, which was what we thought. Sawyer had been recovering from his last cycle beautifully. He was feeling great, playing and running around, no fevers and his counts have been wonderful, well above the threshold for him to receive his next treatment. So, we prepared all the toys, books, clothing, and everything we would need for this next cycle in the hospital. We went into clinic as though labs would be a formality, Sawyer was feeling great, everything was going to be great. Until it wasn’t. For some unexplained reason (even to the Drs.) yesterday morning Sawyer’s counts decided to drop like a brick. The only explanation we received is that possibly Sawyer caught a small virus that did not register a fever or symptoms but brought his counts down. Now, unfortunately, we are in a holding pattern until his counts return. They will take labs on Thursday and if his counts have come back up they will start his chemo on Friday.

The good new is that Sawyer is feeling good. As soon as, we got home he started playing and running around just like normal. I think the consolation is that Sawyer gets a little extra playtime with Aunt Lisa. We will post an update when Sawyer can return the hospital for his next treatment. Until then prayers, crossed fingers, etc.

Until next time. Thanks for reading as always.
Jen, Jeremy, Sawyer, & Calvin