Thought it was about time that I gave you all an update on TJ. TJ is now half way through his radiation. Everything seems to be going fine so far and he has had no side effects as yet. The whole process is reasonably quick. We spend more time in the car travelling to the hospital then the treatment itself. The staff at the hospital have been fantastic and have been able to work around TJ’s school hours so he doesn’t miss out on too much. We had a review today with his oncologist and she is happy with how he is progressing through radiation. We have tentatively booked an appointment in for him to get another PET/CT scan about 4 weeks post radiation. Any earlier than that and it will be hard for them to tell what is normal, abnormal or just scar tissue as a result of radiation. We are counting down the days and cannot wait for this to be all over and done with! On another note... TJ’s hair is growing back! This is what one and half months of growth looks like. I think he’s happy that I don’t have to pencil in his eyebrows anymore :p If his hair grows back at a rate that it did before he had chemotherapy he will have a full head of hair in no time! As soon as TJ’s hair started falling out he put a beanie on his head. It has weirdly become part of his signature look. It’s going to be a little strange not seeing him wear one soon. All of his school mates will be shocked the day he walks into school and presents himself with a full head of hair. He said he isn’t taking it off until it has all grown back ( I think it’s also partly because it’s winter and it’s freezing and he’s the only one allowed to wear a beanie at school at the moment ;) That is a good example of getting something positive out of a negative situation. :p
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August 2018
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