Sunday, April 29, 2012

Just a quick update...Collin has been great over the last month. He is feeling well, loves to play, and is getting into everything, just like a typical three-year-old! He finds joy in even the smallest things; it's one of my favorite things about him, and it's a lesson we should all be reminded of. So is his ability to constantly pick himself up and keep going (literally and figuratively!) Every time he stumbles and falls, even if he sheds a few tears because the fall hurt, he gets back up and says, "I ok, I fine!" and keeps going. He's an amazing little guy.

 Collin has been on a stronger antibiotic, Vancomycin, to get rid of the c-diff, which finally seems to be improving. He took the antibiotic four times a day (every six hours) for two weeks, then twice a day for a week. This week he will take it once a day every day, and then he will take it three times a week for four weeks. Then hopefully we will be finished dealing with this c-diff! Tomorrow we head back to Sloan Kettering in NY for Collin's post-treatment MRI on Tuesday. I have to believe this treatment worked to kill any lurking cancer cells, but I'd be lying if I said part of me isn't terrified. He's been off treatment for a month now, and he had only been off treatment for about two months before his relapse was found last October. Once cancer is in your life, you can never let your guard down; you always wonder if/when it will creep back in and turn your world upside down again. The fear is always lurking. Please say a prayer that Tuesday's MRI will be clear!

4/27/12 - Collin with his best bud (or should I say "best spud"?) at Tanger Outlets in Hershey.