Journal entry by Alicia Crisp —
Hi friends! It's been a while...in a good way! Gavin has been having a wonderful summer so far... playing with buddies, swimming, doing gymnastics, and enjoying lots of boat days with family. It has been SO nice to relax a bit more compared to last summer. He even got to help Subaru donate some blankets and craft kids to Children's Hospital, which was a pretty big deal to Gavin. He really wants to bake some cookies for the kids in the hospital, but Child Life is going to help make a little list of good gift ideas that he can work on.
We had round 4 of maintenance this week, so more IV chemo and a spinal tap, which went super smoothly. The steroids and chemo hit him a bit harder for some reason this time, but he's just a bit run down and tired right now. Luckily, the weather was a bit rainy anyways, so lots of movie nights, games, and baking to entertain him. 3 more months until we see IV chemo or steroids again, so hopefully he'll have an easy time getting ready for 2nd grade!!
We had round 4 of maintenance this week, so more IV chemo and a spinal tap, which went super smoothly. The steroids and chemo hit him a bit harder for some reason this time, but he's just a bit run down and tired right now. Luckily, the weather was a bit rainy anyways, so lots of movie nights, games, and baking to entertain him. 3 more months until we see IV chemo or steroids again, so hopefully he'll have an easy time getting ready for 2nd grade!!
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