Kam begins Cycle 5 of Treatment for Osteosarcoma

Kameron did not make counts last week to start his 5th and final cycle of chemotherapy, so he had an unexpected week off. For those who've closely followed his story, this means he will not be done with treatment until after Christmas. This expected end date of treatment is constantly shifting, as the doctors say, we cannot make bone marrow make cells any faster then it's going to. Today, he made counts and starts with the in-clinic chemotherapy and he will come back in tomorrow for day #2. He was happy to hear he made counts this week. He is ready to finish treatment and be on the other side of this battle.

This cycle of chemotherapy is anticipated to be a total of 8 weeks long. He loses 1 of the 3 chemotherapy medications he has previously been given. And now there are only 2 one week breaks over this 8 week cycle. And 4 of those weeks will require a hospital admission. This means he is likely to be spending Thanksgiving and Christmas in the hospital. 

Kameron enjoyed his extra week off playing video games with his brothers, building some of his Monkey Kid Lego, trick or treating at the Oncology clinic, watching movies and TV, and we went to a local retro arcade as a family. Noah (the youngest brother) was beating Kameron at the game Street Fighter. Kam thought he was playing the computer. When he realized it was the youngest brother repeatedly defeating him, that lit a fire in him to overcome, that gave all of us a good laugh!

A lot of you've asked what you can do to help during this difficult season. One request I have is if you have leftover Halloween candy you want to get rid of, we can take it off your hands! The cancer clinic has recently been down to bubble gum in their candy supply. We brought in our leftover chocolate lovers bag from Halloween and it brought smiles to a lot of kids faces! Please message me or Jesse if you'd like to donate. Please donate fresh/recent/untampered candy only. These are sick kiddos with fragile immune systems. Another option is, please donate blood or platelets to your local blood bank. These donations help kids like Kameron (who has had 2 platelet infusions so far in his treatment).

Thank you for your continued prayers, encouragement, and genuine love and support that you've held for our family. We are getting closer and closer to the finish line. Today and tomorrow's infusions mean Kam has 5 treatments left after this week!