December 31st, 2011
On this day, Mark and Jill brought their 3 year old son, Tristan, to the emergency room because he was suffering from, what the thought, was just a really bad case of the flu or some other bug. Shortly after admission, blood was drawn as a preventative measure and the doctors were pretty confident it was a strain of Leukemia.
January 1st, 2012
Tristan and his parents met with an Oncologist, who did a bone marrow biopsy to confirm the worst. It is indeed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL. Time for an aggressive plan. A 28-day plan this involves consecutive schedule of steriods and chemotherapy.
January 2nd, 2012
Tristan received a spinal tap and a dose of chemo in his spinal fluid first thing in the morning. He received it well and went another round chemo in the afternoon in his blood. When his blood was taken on January 1st, the level of Leukemia was at 70%. After the (very 1st) treatment, the level of Leukemia had dropped to 13%. A HUGE deal. Go Tristan...this is just the tip of the iceberg in showing how strong our little guy is.
January 3rd, 2012
Recuperating from yesterday. Lots of rest and little mood swings...complements of the steroids :)
January 4th, 2012
Still recuperating from the chemo. Very achy and feverish
January 5th, 2012
Another round of chemo and steroids, a different kind called Asparaginase. Tristan received this round very well, of course. A true fighter.
January 6th, 2012
Tristan complained a lot of jaw pain and doesnt really understand that the pain meds will make him feel better. Jill and Mark are having a hard time getting him to take anything.
January 7th, 2012
Lots of rest today. The medical staff gave him some Morphine and it made him feel a lot better. Much better mood today and a real appetite!
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