Danger Boy

Jake is feeling well and he is back to being danger boy again. He loves to go to the playground. He looks at the older kids and want to try the stuff they're doing. For example, he thinks he can jump down from a platform 5 feet high. He wants to play football with the grown adults at the park. I guess this is all normal. We are happy and thankful that Jake is spending less time dealing with his illness and more being a kid.

Jakeism

Jake has always been a blast. He is very verbal now and bursting with personality. Jake's innocence and his truthful view of the world is huliaruous and enlightening.

Jakeism 1: Jake was holding up an elevator today while he had to go back into the house to grab a few more breakfast sausages. He had one in his mouth and a slice in each hand. After we got on the elevator, we told Jake that he was holding up the lady that was already on the elevator. He took the sausage out of his mouth and said "sorry." He then put the sausage back his in his mouth and proceeded to eat again. Mark told the lady, "we are teaching him not to talk with food in his mouth." I guess Jake found his own way to achieve manners.

We went to clinic this Monday and found that Jake's ANC was very low. This is the worse blood count we have seen since he started the treatments. The doctor stopped all chemo treatments to allow him to recover. It didn't really surprise us yet it alarmed us to hear it. Last week we saw Jake getting tired easily and he burst out in a blood nose that lasted for 5 minutes.

Jake retreated into his bedroom after our clinic visit. His bedroom is his sactuary. We know when he is scared because he seeks the safey of his room. I went to the grocery store and loaded up on healthy foods to cook him. All I can do at this point is make sure he gets a good diet, a clean house and lots of love.