The Final Phase!!!!!

We are officially in the VERY last treatment cycle! Words cannot possibly express our excitement level. After today, we have 9 more Mondays of chemotherapy, then 1 more week for final scans/etc., then fully expecting Samuel's lab work will show that he is absolutely able to have surgery so that his port will be removed -- if you do the math, that means Samuel will be COMPLETELY done with treatment AND have NO MORE PORT before Christmas this year!!!!!!!!! It will truly be a powerfully blessed celebratory season for us all this year. THANK YOU, GOD for Your Goodness always. We are overjoyed. The countdown has officially begun....

 

 Happy Crew

 Races in the exam room

Zoom Zoom

This one is Samuel's newest bulldozer toy - he got it special today from the nurse's secret stash for being brave after a rough time getting accessed with his IV needle (he was NOT happy about it this morning and said he "hated" our friend Nurse Amy, later clarifying he meant he hated ALL the nurses + doctors for hurting him so much....after I explained how much they love him + do what they do bc they want to help him, he lovingly apologized to Nurse Amy, and we ended on a reasonably good note. THANK GOD).

 Snuggles while Samuel gets his Zofram drip

 "Bubble juice" is a special treat on Actinomycin days bc it helps cover the taste of the drugs in Samuel's mouth.

Have we mentioned the "Victory Bell" at the clinic? It's a bell hung in honor of one of the hospital's pediatric patients, and every child who completes their last chemo treatment gets to be raised up in the presence of all their nurses + the clinic staff to RING THE VICTORY BELL signaling that they have officially kicked cancer's bum. Samuel is SOOOOO excited to ring that bell. PRAISE GOD we will see that day so very soon. Thank you all most sincerely for your continued prayers + encouragement. We would not be able to walk this Victory out so easily + faithfully without your support + love. We appreciate you more than you could know. GOD BLESS YOU + YOURS, always. xo