the adventures of brain tumour man and superchuck: Back to 'normal'

After a two week break from Charlotte's chemo and a stay in the bubble, we are back to 'normal'. On Friday we took Charlotte for her blood work and got confirmation that her immune system was back, and we could resume her chemo, albeit at half her previous dose. It was good timing so we could bring the kids to my Grandpa's wake on Saturday night. Stefan and I attended my grandpa's service during the day. It was a beautiful service for this adored man who lived an amazing 97 years. He will be missed. He adored his great grandkids and had a particular soft spot for Charlotte! It was a nice weekend visiting with family who we don't get to see often enough.

Stefan's return to work has been going well. He was very tired this past week though, so next week they won't increase the hours, it will be the same as last week.

With Charlotte's return to good health, she has experienced a growth spurt and is a super sweet little princess (ok, 90% of the time anyway). Both kids have been really great for who ever has been taking care of them (grandma's or nanny). We were surprised to hear that Grandma offered for Charlotte to watch a tv show while she got lunch ready - Charlotte's response was "I'm not allowed to watch too much tv". Of course, I'm sure this answer was because Charlotte wasn't ready to quit 'playing' with Grandma!

We are loving watching the kids play with each other and make each other laugh! Charlotte's imagination has been running wild these days, and Nathan has just been running wild!

Here is our nightly routine to administer Charlotte's chemo. It has to be on an empty stomach. If Charlotte has a bedtime snack, I will usually give her the chemo just before I go to bed (around 10). She is so good about being woken up for her 'cancer' medicine.