Mason gets tired of treatment

This week has been a bit rougher. Mason struggled with treatment as he seems to be feeling more of the effects. He had one bad day of vomiting and a slight fever. Last night we went to the emergency room to get his blood drawn. All was fine but made for a long night for Mom and Mason. Today the placed a PICC line- which is a bit more permanent than an IV - which will remain for the rest of his treatment. We asked Mason if he wanted to sleep for his treatments and he said yes. He was trying his best but he was tired. He has been sitting on the couch the last few days- which is unusual for him. It is always hard for us to see him when he is down and not his peppy self. But it is part of the process and we have to accept the bad with the good. As our surgeon told us in the first few days of his diagnosis- this will be a roller coaster, full of bad days and good days. We just have to keep reminding ourselves of that.

This weekend is Mateo's birthday. We have planned to go to the DC United game. We are guests of Bobby Boswell, the DC United defender who came to visit Mason in the hospital. He is a great guy and contacted us to be a part of a program he is doing to give 1 family tickets to every home game. The boys are exicted and will get to see the players warm up on the field. Mateo's party is Sunday and hopefully the weekend off from radiation will give Mason a decent break as we head into the last 10 treatments.