Maggie and I came to Jackson for a clinic appointment and possible admission this morning. She brought enough platelets with her this time and was cleared for chemo and admission. She's still getting the Folfiri regimen, but this time we're switching to Panitumumab in...

No admission today. Maggie's platelets did not meet the 100,000 threshold for a chemo infusion. Her level was 92,000. This suppression is caused by one or two of her chemo drugs. Her body needs a little more time to recover, so we are home for the weekend. We'll try...

Maggie and I will be leaving early for an 8:00 am appointment at the CCC. If her counts look good, she will be admitted for her next round of chemo. If all goes according to plan, we'll stay through Saturday afternoon. I'll update as quickly as I can to let you know...

Quick between round update: Maggie is feeling tired but good. She was able to drive to church Sunday - first time she's been behind the wheel in several months. She (and her parents) wanted to make sure she was tolerating all her meds well and over the initial drugged...

As promised, I'm adding an update to first let you know Maggie's counts were solid - platelets were up - so we are infusing. We were admitted yesterday afternoon, about eclipse time. She is tolerating chemo extremely well with the main side effect this time being...

Our vacation drew to a magical close today and we are turning our focus back to treatment. But before we do, I'll mention our trip briefly with the promise of a complete post later in the week. Maggie chose the location, fittingly, and you can guess where we went....

Maggie, Phil and I were in the Children's Cancer Clinic first thing this morning to hear results from the PET scan from Friday afternoon. When Dr. Herrington (filling in for a traveling Dr. Collier) said the words, "Your scans are stable," you could also hear the...

After a few days of rest following her last chemo admission, Maggie has surprised us with her strength and appetite. She was even able to attend church Sunday for the first time in several months. She is sleeping better than she has in recent memory and is able to...

Wednesday night update from Batson: Maggie was able to get chemo starting in the clinic Monday morning and was moved to the floor mid-infusion that afternoon. Monday was a pretty rough day - she had mild anaphylaxis again with chemo #2, Iranotecan, requiring a pause...