Malcolm has been doing well. He had his last IV infusion of chemo this morning (he has had four three hour infusions again this week)! He gets a shot in his leg of the L-asparginase at noon and then that's it for chemo this round. Next round is all just injections into his spine so he days of being hooked up to a pole are drawing to a close.
Malcolm's counts have generally been falling. His hemoglobin was 98 yesterday and 88 today. His platelets were 65 yesterday and 29 today so he may need a transfusion within the next couple of days. His ANC has been bouncing around - it was 247 two days ago but was 1,536 yesterday and today was 758. We expect it to drop to over the next few days.
Malcolm has been tolerating his chemo really well again - his appetite has dropped off a bit but he is still eating something at most meals and he has been drinking his milk really well. His energy level has been great as well. The chemo this week has resulted in a diaper rash but hopefully that will resolve once the chemo has worked it way through his system (48 hours from now).
Donovan has been visiting the hospital quite a bit and has really been enjoying board games - there are many, many board games to choose from so we are learning some new ones as well!
Mary Ellen
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