Chris missed chemo last week because his white blood cell count was down (worried about infection) and he had lost 7 lbs. He is now 178. The doctor told him he couldn’t afford to loose anymore weight. He had chemo just a couple of days ago he has been veeerrrryyyy sick and verrrrryyyy tired.
Chris went to scout camp and did ok. He had a lot of wonderful leaders with him that helped him. One of them drove 40 miles to a store to get Chris some gloves. It was cold up there and with the side effect of cold sensations it was hard on him. He also got to take one of the boys to the hospital to get stitches in his hand (not ours thank goodness). Overall he had fun but paid for it later – he came back with some kind of infection.
We do have some exciting news, drum roll please. . . Katie is officially POTTY TRAINED!!! No more diapers!!!! I finally decided that I could put it off no longer. Every time I went into her nursery class and saw kids younger than her potty trained I knew I’d better do my motherly duty.
Chris was released as Scoutmaster last Sunday. He is now the 1st counselor in the Young Men’s Presidency (which means he will be able to hang out with Rye which will be good for both of them) and Merit Badge counselor.
School has started for Jacob (2nd grade) and Taylor (5th grade) and Meg is running cross country. Tomorrow is Ryan’s birthday he will be turning 14!! Where has the time gone?! Sorry about taking so long to write but not much changes with poor Chris. I hate to sound like “Negative Nellie” but he is always tired (doesn’t usually go places with us anymore) and either vomiting, diarrhea or both which makes life miserable for him. It is hard for us to watch. We love him so much but can't do anything to ease his burden. We love you all and appreciate your love and support. Love, Ricki