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Mr. Blue Eyes is short one parent this week because his dad had business out of town. We were lucky enough to have the company of Todd's sister Wendy, who lives in Alaska and just happened to be in Cali this week for a wedding. She extended her trip to help us. HUGE HELP! She came with an adorable shirt and hat for Mr. Blue Eyes and his big day. She has been so great, taking care of everything at home with the kids. 

 

 

During the middle of the day the staff came in singing and waving a Shaker and gave Corban a metal around his neck with a pillowcase filled with prizes. It was the end-of-treatment celebration! I could have cried when they left. The doctor even took a picture of Mr. Blue Eyes and me. Then I snapped one of them. Seriously, they are just amazing. 

 

  We are home after 12 hours, and Corban has hovered over the bucket, but has not gone into full-on hurling. We are just wiped out and tired!
Mr. Blue Eyes had his last chemo today. It makes my eyes well with tears to type this.
  WOW!
Did it go fast? NO
not for mom.
Feeling blessed and feeling the prayers? YES
Is Mr. Blue Eyes excited? UH UH!

Today the Doc told Mr. Blue Eyes he was going to call the pharmacy to get him a special chemo off the back shelf. He was pretending to talk to them on the phone. He went on and on making him squirm and laugh. Mr. Blue Eyes could not tell if he was kidding or not.
Then during his exam, Mr. Blue Eyes told the doctor that he had stayed up really late. The doctor asked what he was doing????? "Watching some shows," replied Mr. Blue Eyes. He had a sheepish grin, not wanting to tell him what he watched. "What show?????" the Doc asked. Mr. Blue Eyes tells me not to tell him. The doctor guesses one, which was wrong, and then says, "was it 'My Little Pony'?" He goes on to say he likes that show, and that he is a Brony, and that there are Brony conventions for men who like My Little Pony. I have to say, I can never tell if he is serious, and I am gullible. So I googled it. LOOOKY HERE there really is! So the word is out: he is a cool doc and a Brony.
So are all my boys because baby sister likes My Little Pony. LOL!

 Before the chemo started, all Corban's anti nausea meds were loaded into the IV chemo, and then came a ton of hydration. This is essential so that you do not have damage to the kidneys from the chemo. Corban watched shows and played on the Ipad. I snuggled in the bed with him, and we watched the Dragon Pearl.  I dosed off a little. He felt fine until about 6:00, and then the pains in his stomach started. Soon he grabbed for the bowl and was hovering over it. We got more meds on board and headed home.... What a long day, but we liked it better than an overnight in the hospital!