Radiant

David has been doing very well. He had a rough several days right after we got home from chemo, but not too bad all told. He is doing much better. His appetite has been steadily improving, his naps are returning to normal, and his general fussiness is subsiding. I think we are nearly out of the woods for this round of chemo!

That being said, I am taking him to Duke tomorrow (Tues) for a preop appointment. Then on Wednesday, we are taking him over for his mapping session at radiology. During this appointment, they will be making him a radiation mask (something that will keep his head still while the radiation is running), and they will be doing many scans of his head to make sure that they calibrate the machines correctly and get the radiation where they want it to go. He will be asleep for all of this, thankfully.

We begin his radiation treatments on July 22. He will get daily treatments Monday - Friday, and we will get the weekends to catch our breath. I was surprised that they were going to start these treatments so soon, but I am thankful since we should be done with radiation in time for the big kids to start school. I don't know when his next chemo appointment will be, but I have a feeling that it won't be long after the radiation ends.

We are all enjoying our new house. It is great for the kids to get used to our new place before school starts. The neighborhood is extraordinarily friendly! The kids love the yard and the amount of space that we have inside. We are all loving that Rob is only about 15 minutes from work. There has been a doe and her twin babies staying our back yard. The kids love to see that. We also have several chipmunks and a red-headed woodpecker and his mate who have a nest in one of the closer trees to the house! The kids are loving the wildlife. They get super excited each time they get to watch a robin pull up a worm or when the squirrels sit on the little fence to eat their hickory nuts. It is a great place for us!

-Kim