Chemo # 2

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Mr. Blue Eyes was treated by nurses Kara and Ginger today and, of course, the funny Doc.  They are so wonderful!  Nurse Kara even sang for Mr. Blue Eyes. It turned his sweet cheeks pink. He refused to make eye contact after that!  Corban said he feels good about today and especially that he will likely not get sick.  This chemo will cause aches and pains. It all went well and we are HAPPPPPY!  We have gone from  being terrified to go to the City of Hope to loving to be there. Everyone else is in the same boat. They or someone they love is there for treatment, hope, for a cure and remission. It is pretty powerful!  

  

Later today I heard Corban tell his cousin over the phone that he gets out of chores on Thursdays because he has chemo. He was so tickled..... LOL. To be nine and see the world so simply, and to not have all the fears adults have.  I love to watch how he responds to his new world.  He could give me a lesson on trusting each day that good will come. 

During this same conversation with his cousin he said, "Let's talk about the three extra months of summer I get!!!" What do you think about since your life changed 2 weeks ago? "My thoughts everyday are to just play."  Do you ever get sad?  "Yes. I just go snuggle with my mommy; most of the time that helps." 

What do you do all day?  " I sit around on my bum." LOL!

What did you think when you found out?" I thought I was too young but I am not because I have it."  His cousin said, "When you go to sleep tonight only let the bugs bite your lymphoma."

Mr. Blue Eyes says, "No, I want the ostriches to bite my lymphoma; they have sharp beaks; they can take out all the bad cells." Then his cousin says, "I really think the angel should take it out with feather scissors so it tickles."

Usually I would have missed this conversation — I would have been cleaning, doing laundry, etc. So he is teaching me a thing or two about living and being present for life.  Thanks, Mr. Blue Eyes.  I love you!