Halloween and chemo #4

Here I am...another Sunday evening, the house is quiet, the kids are sleeping, AND...I GET TO BE HOME WITH ELLIOT ALL DAY TOMORROW! We have some great news! Mommy will be staying home with Elliot throughout the rest of this journey. Thanks to the the generosity of a lovely family who offered to help us financially, I will be able to stay home with Elliot throughout the rest of his treatments. We couldn't have asked for a greater gift. We are truly feeling blessed!

Friday, October 31st

Well, it's Halloween. It's the day that most parents are trying to get the costumes ready and the candy in the the infamous bowl. Thanks to the Brown's, Julia will know nothing different. I brought her costume (her fairy princes costume) in a plastic bag to preschool this morning so Toni could pick it up when she picked up her daughters and Julia from preschool. Obviously it was a relief to have Julia going to a fun place with her best friend for Halloween, but I still felt sad that we couldn't be with her. Thankfully, she most likely won't remember!

As far as Elliot goes, he was ready to greet the day with his super hero powers!

He ran through the Mayo hospital with his fist in front of him and his super hero voice screaming aloud. Dan and I couldn't stop laughing. Others seemed to enjoy it as well, but quite frankly, we didn't care! :)

The day went very well! Elliot seems to be getting more and more used to the situation and seems to be less and less distracted by the nurses and doctors. We are so proud of his bravery and couldn't ask for a stronger, happier little man!

He received two types of chemo this week rather than the one that he has been getting for the last couple of weeks. Apparently, the additional chemo has a tendency to cause more side effects, specifically mouth sores and nausea. Please pray that he does not experience these side effects as expected. So far, he is doing quite well. He appears to be more tired than normal, and we have noticed a tiredness about his eyes...red and watery. Other than that, the boy is a champ. We are grateful!

Please continue to pray for strength as he moves through this journey. He is doing so well! I can't imagine a greater blessing than to continue seeing his daily smile and to hear his precious, happy voice. 

Julia is doing great as well. I was able to join her on her preschool field trip to a farm this week. We had a blast. She is such a happy, compliant, inquisitive little girl. I was proud to all her mine! :)

Thanks again for your many prayers, financial support, gifts, hugs, meals, and so much more. We are truly grateful for such a loving community of friends and family!