It's been an interesting week...

 Hey everyone, 

I just realized that I haven't updated everyone!!  It's been a busy week.  Both the girls started school, there was a tornado back home (thankfully we did not have damage), Matt turned 44 and Kaleb started his chemo treatments.  

We have almost completed Kaleb's first 5 days of chemo.  Kaleb has been a trouper and we couldn't be prouder of him.  He seems to be handling the side effects of the chemo really well.  Nausea is being handled by anti-nausea medication and mints.  Kaleb's taste buds have started to change so we are having to rediscover what is appealing to him and what will sit well in his stomach.  This can be very frustrating to him as some of the foods are his favourites that are not agreeable.  Fatigue seems to be hitting him the hardest but he does not like napping ... so that is fun :P 

Kaleb is looking forward to trying school on Monday so long as he is feeling up for it.  I still can't get my head wrapped around sending him in person when he is immuno-compromised considering he did not even attend last year due to the pandemic and he was healthy.  The specialists have assured us that they will keep a close eye on his blood count numbers and that his mental health is really important so being around friends (so long as they are healthy) will play an important role in his treatment.  






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