It's Friday evening, and we arrived home from CHEO a short while ago. Curtis was undergoing round three of his treatment protocol, which consisted of two different drugs than rounds one and two. This time he was receiving Etopicide for three days and Cisplatin for four. Both of these drugs require strict hydration following each dose, which is why we weren't released until today. The first two days of his treatment went extremely well - he was very energetic, no nausea. By the third day, it was becoming obvious that Curtis was starting to feel a bit nauseated, although he wasn't vomitting. Yesterday, his final day, he spent most of the day sleeping, although I'm not certain he was actually getting any rest. Today, he's been spending a lot of time "resting", as he's been feeling more nauseous, this time with some vomitting.

Monday will be his first clinic visit following this round of treatment, and we anticipate he'll be declared neutrapenic at that time. As is the case after each round, our ultimate goal is to keep Curtis healthy and home until his next round of treatment beginning Monday, June 27th. Having said that, as is always the case, we ask that only healthy visitors come by, and visitors will be asked to wear a mask. Unfortunately, daddy's already hibernating in the basement as he seems to have picked up a bug!!