17th August 2007

I am updating this page from The Wonder Factory at the Royal Childrens Hospital in Brisbane. Reid now has Mucositis. Which is the inflamation of the lining in the oesophargus and mouth caused by chemotherapy. He was also in need of PAC Cells (Red Blood Cells) and Platelets. And on top of that, due to the ulcers (Mucositis) he was dehydrated. So we were readmitted yesterday and will be in for the next couple of days.
Reids 4th lot of chemo is now scheduled for around the 29th August. We are hoping to get home for a brief stay before this commences. Dave and Alex and Dad are coming down tonite and the Mum and Dad will head off tomorrow...I think!
Reid is pretty low at the moment, and is missing his friends, his cousins, his home and believe it or not....his sister!
We got the official report from the MRI done 16th July and it was very positive. Reid's tumour is not in the growth plates and there seems to be only one spot. The bone marrow in his knee is also clear. We will have another MRI after the fourth lot of chemo. We will also have the stem cell harvest (put off from our contact with Chicken Pox) and we will also meet with the Orthopedic Surgeon to decide on what type of surgery Reid will need.
Now that I know that I can acess the computer here at the hospital, I will keep the page up to date. One day at a time......(I just wish I could live by that phrase!)