Tanner has finished his 46 day cycle of chemo and is staying strong. His counts have been almost perfect with no signs of infection. He usually begins his treatment process around 11:00am and finishes around 5:00pm. He has made many new friends at the infusion center and they spend most of the time playing video games and eating pizza. The treatments are begining to affect him a little bit more each time, causing severe abdominal cramping for the first 24hours. As always, he keeps his chin held high and pulls through.
He later developed severe pain in his legs and feet requiring longer use of the wheelchair, however the doctors prescribed some celebrex and aqua therapy 3 days a week which has shown great improvements.
Although he has not been able to play outside, he has had many sleepovers with his best friends Jacob, Donavon and Christian watching movies, playing games, army men and video games.
Tanner will return to Shands October 7th for another MRI to check the progress he is making. It will be a long week in Gainesville and will be returning home Wednesday after chemo.
As always, “Thank You” for all your prayers, love and support.
We would also like to extend our gratitude to the Ponce Inlet Lions Club and Down the Hatch Restaurant who will be hosting a Charitable Benefit for Tanner Sunday, October 26 from 1:00 – 6:00pm.
The Page family
This entry was posted on Monday, September 29th, 2008 at 9:30 am.