DAY SEVEN Day Seven of Sam’s Round 8 chemo cycle was just like any other day seven of previous rounds…pretty uneventful! After staying the night in the hospital for the beginning of round 8, we made our way back on day seven for Sam’s second dose of chemo for this round. This dose, a dose…
After each round of big chemo, Sam comes home from the hospital with fluids. For five nights, he is hooked up to an IV bag and his system is flushed and hydrated with a 10 hour drip. This process flushes out his kidneys, hopefully reducing the amount of damage to them from the heavy doses…
Upon arriving home, it was instantly obvious that our dog Champ had gotten worse over the past 24 hours while I was away in the hospital with Sam. His foot that held his cancerous tumor had begun to ooze and bleed even more, he was licking it constantly, his leg and foot were now swollen,…
After receiving six hours worth of chemo Tuesday night, Sam awoke Wednesday with some nausea. He knew, however, that today would be the day he would get to go home and that made him feel a little better. :) Jere gathered some of our items and headed out for the car… Meanwhile, nurse Renee began…
On Tuesday, we were up bright and early for our trip downtown to Riley. After a bath and putting a few finishing touches on packing his backpack full of things he wanted to bring with him to the hospital, Sam was ready to go. I always love to see what he has decided to bring…