We've had an eventful week. Ben's been playing with his birthday presents, especially the Sony PSP game console he bought himself with some of the gift money he received. He also bought himself a "Rip Stick" caster board (a kind of skateboard) and has quickly gotten the hang of using it - can't keep him inside; he's really determined to master it. Sam got some new things as well after we realized he still had some gift cards back from his birthday - I took him out shopping and he got to pick some things for himself as well!
An update on Sarah - she didn't get chemo again this past week, which we were not happy about. Her white blood cell counts were very high and she was clearly fighting off some bug, so the doc gave her antibiotics and said we have to take another week off. If she's doing better, we're expecting that she can get another chemo treatment this Friday right after Thanksgiving. Overall, Sarah's not feeling too good this week. The neuropathy is making it challenging for her to stay steady on her feet. She's stumbled and fallen twice in the past two weeks. It's still ok if she takes her time walking and is careful - I know Sarah would rather do that than go back to using the wheelchair right now. We were excited to hear that a new drug called Eribulan has been approved for breast cancer treatment, but it also has neuropathy as a side effect. Sarah's profile fits the new drug's treatment focus, so there's a good chance she'll try that when it is time to move off the Abraxane.
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Happy Birthday Ben! You look good Sarah. Hope you can get your next treatment.
That was me, clicked too soon.
- Jessica
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