Ugh

It's been a difficult week for Jamey, as steroid week usually is. Every month I count down the days until we finish. Right now I'm so happy that tomorrow he takes the last two doses for four more weeks.

On Monday he had Lupron inserted subdermally in his arm, which is still somewhat sore. He also had a spinal tap, chemo shot up his spine, and other chemo through a vein. He's been pretty wiped since then, staying home with David yesterday morning and with me at work in the afternoon and today. We tried to go to the party at our Synagogue, but Jamey wasn't feeling well so I came home with him and David and the other boys stayed.

One nice thing that happened was that the person who organized the Jason Campbell Classic from the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society sent Jamey a special football signed by all the players. He has quite a collection!

David has been taking Jamey to the gym to help build his strength back again. His muscles have been impacted by all the chemo and steroids that he is on, as well as the one-year hiatus (because of his lack of energy). Since they started, he has improved a lot and can now do 40 sit-ups and 40 push-ups every night. We signed him up for a 3 day class to learn about the machines at the gym so he can continue to go with David. Hopefully this will help him stay in good health and avoid potential future problems. He is really eager to do this and enjoys going.

Since is ANC was low this week he is scheduled for a blood checkup tomorrow to check to make sure his immune system is recovering.

Mother's day is this Sunday and Orly and the family are coming over to barbecue. It should be nice.

Two boys from my ALL list-serve died last night. One was 6 and the other 12. Please include them in your prayers.