ROUND TWO

Hi all,

We are back in the hospital. We checked in Monday, Jan 7 after waiting all day in the clinic for a hospital room. Apparently there was more illness over the weekend than one hospital could handle and to say it was a zoo would be an understatement. We finally got a room by 6:30 pm and settled in. They started Aidan's chemo around 10pm-kind of sucks because when it starts that late it automatically tacks on another day of staying here. Oh well.

Tuesday we changed rooms two times. I'm not sure why, something to do with other kids needing the certain monitors, so we are in room 401 and I'm sure we'll be stuck here because it's the smallest room on the floor and it has no monitors. The good news is that it has a great bathroom! What a trade...

Tuesday night after Aidan's full day of chemo he started feeling ill. He started with chills and then spiked a fever. He stayed at 101 for all of Tuesday night and Wednesday night went up to 102. YUCKKK. He really didn't move too much Wed. Totally out of it, nauseated and lethargic and freezing cold. We couldn't put the warmer blankets on him because we were trying to cool him down so he was basically miserable. Today, Thursday his fever broke around 10 am and he soon took up where he stopped last time he was here---back on the portable Nintendo game cube. Guess he is feeling better. Mom, nana and the lovely nurses are not allowed to ask him too many mothering, annoying questions like, "Are you hungry?" or "Do you need to go to the bathroom?" Poor guy, not only does he not feel good but he has all these women hovering. Even the Dr. is a woman!!!! Mom was kind of out of it this morning, good thing I stocked up on extra SLEEP while we were home cause there is no such thing as it around here lately. Because of the fever, the nurse took his temp every 30 min and then Aidan had to use the restroom in between. I catch twenty minutes at a time where I can-just like having a newborn all over again!!

Thank goodness for Nana Susan's daily visits. I actually took myself to the gym twice this week to work out all the back cramps from the so called pull out bed and get my circulation going. It's a great stress reliever and Nana gets some quality time with Aidan. It must be so fun watching him play video games for hours! Haha. Welcome to the world of a 9 year old. He also perked up when I suggested the idea of his buddies coming to visit for a little bit tonight, so they are on their way as I type. I'm sure some good friend time will get him through a couple more days.

Thank you to everyone who sent us cute cards and special gifts in cards. Aidan was thrilled with them all. You are all too generous.

Please keep praying for Aidan, the last round was so great and I know its due not only to Aidan's tenacity but also to the power of prayers. This time seems like its already wearing on his body and he has 5 more days to go of treatment. I know he can do it but its hard to watch him go through this. His spirits seem good but he does have terrible moments when he questions why? What would you tell him? I tell him that we are soldiers and we are fighting a war and we are going to WIN. The "D" word is not allowed. Not on my watch. This is only temporary(thank you Jamie) and we have to tough it out to get him better. He can do it...