It’s been far longer than I thought when it comes to updating everyone on Alex’s treatment and general wellbeing. As they say, no news is good news and it’s all been smooth sailing for some time. Along the way, we’ve […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s hard to believe that the last update here was about Alex’s birthday, and now here we are starting a new year. Tempus really does fugit. We have in the past made mention several times of Alex’s uncanny ability to have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alex has long had a habit of medical happenings on significant dates and his latest hit was on his own birthday. He needs regular eye exams at the moment (ironic I know) because the chemo medication he’s on can have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After the spectacular results of Alex’s last MRI I was a bit nervous for his next one. Worried that the temperature he spiked after the last one wasn’t some random virus exposure and was in fact somehow related to his […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the weeks since our last post Alex has had 4 ECG’s and 4 Echo cardiograms – all of which showed normal function – fortnightly blood tests and many checkups. We have had oncology, endocrine, and cardiology checkups, ophthalmology and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First an apology. We haven’t posted an update since January and so much has happened. Our only excuse is we were too busy adapting to all the changes to find the time to write about them. So, what has happened? […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Friday before Christmas I was up at our local shops doing our grocery shopping when I got a phone call. Dr Beck, Alex’s oncologist, was calling to ask if Alex was able to take tablets or if he needed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thursday the 29th of October was MRI day. Thursday the 29th of October was also SASVI school photo day. We weren’t due in DOSA (Day Of Surgery Admission) until 11am so Alex went to school as usual, and once I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past when Alex had a medical emergency he had a habit of having them on major holidays or days of significance to us. Apparently he is yet to break this habit, though his aim was a bit off […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a post I always hoped I’d never have to write, but you don’t always get what you want out of life. Two of the tumour sites in Alex’s brain have grown. I’ll pause for a second so you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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