Out with IM, in with DI
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted an update about Wes. Two weeks ago we were grateful – and a little surprised – to all be together for Ruth’s birth. A few days later...
Tagged: Interim Maintenance
Last round of IM set to begin
It’s been a weekend of change so I don’t want to let this go unremarked. Wes and I will be heading to the hospital tomorrow morning for his last round of Interim Maintenance chemo;...
Mucositis (no fun)
We’ve been here a few days now, and Wes has improved consistently. He’s got oral mucositis, a common side-effect of chemo, particularly the high dose methotrexate that he’s receiving every couple of weeks. Mucositis...
The laws of physics conspire
We can’t be in two places at once – so says the universe, and it seems to be true because there’s no law I’d rather violate than this one. My extremely pregnant wife is...
Toxic toddler
Chemotherapy is the process of delivering just enough poison to cancer cells without killing everything else; the therapeutic drugs Wesley receives are highly toxic, and the rest of his medications are almost entirely devoted...
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...
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...