Ben finished his summer classes - he took a science challenge class and a mission impossible math class. He loved both and here he is showing us his final science experiment presentation on the last day of classes. He determined that cotton balls can be shot through a tube when a fan is blown on one end and land in a fairly consistent spot. :) Sarah's had a rough go after this last chemo round. Just as she was recovering from the fatigue and mild nausea, her weekly blood test showed that her white blood cells were wiped out to zero (not the first time we've been through this). So, she's getting shots to boost her whites production but as we wait for her counts to bounce back she's fighting off a moderate fever which makes her feel pretty crappy. We should be ok but we're watching her temp closely to make sure her weakened immune system doesn't become overwhelmed and require action. The doc gave us a few shots for the road which I'm giving her every day for the next few days (goes in the arm). Having zero white blood cells is pretty dicey so she's pretty much staying home and avoiding as much contact with others as she can - getting any kind of serious virus or infection right now could be a problem and we're keeping a close eye on it.
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