I was privileged to be able to go along with Melissa and Kyle to Caleb's 2nd day of his 2nd round of chemo treatments at Seattle Children's Hospital on May 20th. Dave hung out with the Hancock family the day before. When Caleb was called back (after his blood pressure check), we went to an area where they had a row of divided cubicles, with privacy curtains. They each held 3 comfortable chairs and a TV, so you had something to do while waiting. It was interesting seeing the tubing that was hooked to his port. It was long enough so we could hold Caleb and Melissa could still feed him. Thursday's treatment day was 2+ hours - 1 dose for 15 minutes and 2 more, each an hour. Friday's was only an hour. Prior to getting the chemo, he gets anti-nausea medicine, also through his port. Caleb is such a super trooper and is happily oblivious to what is happening to him. He has another appointment scheduled for June 15th, where they will put him under anesthesia to check the size of the tumors. This will be done to determine when they can laser them off. We're all hoping and praying it can be done at that time, followed by one last treatment in July. We'll see what God has planned.
When we were done with his treatment, we had lunch at Alki Spud Fish 'n' Chips - the best ever! The day was gorgeous, so even on an early Friday afternoon, it was crowded at the beach. We took the ferry home - Caleb's 2nd ride - and met up with Dave and Buddy who were playing on the Southworth beach just off the ferry terminal.
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