The fever protocol
As I write, we’ve been on fever watch for the past day or so and are hoping for everyone’s sake that his temperature stays below 100.3 for the next five hours. When we’re not...
Monthly Archive: February 2019
Remission isn’t what you might think
Along with relapse, remission is one of the few technical terms that most people are familiar with regarding cancer, but it’s also the most commonly misunderstood at least as far as acute lymphocytic leukemia...
Why “high risk”?
Last night we returned home – a day early – from Wes’ first round of interim maintenance (IM), the third of five phases of therapy that began the day he was diagnosed, and will...
1000 Days
This warrior goober is 1000 days old today. In those 1000 days #wesleymorrishoward has been through so much. From pulling bar shifts with Mom, to moving cross country in a camper with two cats...
The administrative outrages of poor health
I’d like to think I’m of at least average intelligence, have a reasonable capacity with numbers, and I’ve dealt with more than my share of contracts and financial documents before. I read every thick...
Interim maintenance begins (eventually)
Today officially marks the end of Consolidation in Wesley’s treatment plan, which began when he was officially declared in remission at the beginning of December. The past couple of months haven’t been easy on...
Winding down consolidation
Now that he’s familiar with the steps leading up to either port or arm IV access his anxiety is going through the roof. For a 25lb kiddo it now takes three of us to...