Hi all. Sorry for the late update. I just talked to Beth and she said Bennet did well with his chemo again today. She did say he slept a bit more today, which could be a side effect of his treatments. Beth also said that apparently when a tumor is shrinking, it releases electrolytes into the body. He was tested for electrolytes today and already has an abundance of them in his system! So the good news is that the tumor is already shrinking. The bad news is that these extra electrolytes can be hard on his little body. They apparently affect his heart and liver, so they had to start Benny on some drugs to counter those things. Tomorrow will be the last chemo treatment of this round. Hopefully, on Sunday they'll be able to move down the street to the Ronald McDonald house for a few days away from the hospital. Jenny also had to learn how to give Bennet a shot today that help keeps his white blood cell count high. She has to do this everyday, and as I'm sure we can all imagine, it isn't going to be the easiest thing for her to do. I'm sure she'll be able to do it for that little man though.
That's it from me tonight. Its been a long week and I'm going to bed. I'll be back sometime tomorrow with another update.
F*ck cancer, I ride with Clyde!
-Jake
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