April 24

My little son woke up at 7:00 am and chirped the words that every mother loves to hear ... "Mom, I really really want some cake." He is on a heavy dose of a steroid called Dexamethasone (DEX) which is a major cancer fighter. It also causes intense cravings and makes kids obsess over food. I said no to cake for breakfast and 15 minutes later we agreed on some (low sodium) chips with sour cream. That will be his breakfast appetizer. A proper breakfast will be discussed later. He had a really good day yesterday and is in fine form this morning so far. We go for his next clinic visit at BCCH tomorrow morning for blood work, chemo #3 and check-up with our oncology team.