Post treatment - Looking ahead

I looked at this blog today and realized it has been a year without update. Eli completed maintenance treatment in August. He had his last treatment at Children's Hospital the month before so his end of treatment was a sort of anti-climactic final pill before bed one night. We opted to have cake and celebrate. We then had a big party in late August to celebrate the end of treatment! In October he had his port removed, marking the true end of treatment.

In the months that followed, life has started to get back to normal. The stress of Eli being immune compromised or at risk of complications from his port is gone. He is now just having monthly bloodwork to make sure everything is good. Just last week made a trip back to hospital for his 6 month check up and all is looking good.

As we settle into life after cancer, we're making plans. We lost a lot of time as a family over this journey and, we know many families that have lost more than time. Tomorrow is not guaranteed and thus we are shifting some priorities in life. We are most grateful to be able to go to Disney World in Orlando thanks to Make-a-Wish. We are also looking at taking an extended family vacation this summer as we have been unable to do so for several years.

Not sure when the next post will be here but for now, thank you for following the journey.