We got GREAT news during rounds this morning - Hudson’s MRI was clear with no signs of disease! Thank you, thank you, Jesus! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

9:00pm - Hudson had a busy day! We had to wake him early for his MRI under sedation, and he wasn’t too happy about it, nor was he happy after waking from sedation (can’t blame him really - poor kid wanted to sleep!). After some breakfast and play time, he had an EEG. He’s been taking anti seizure medication since the day his tumor was found, but he may get to come off the med if his EEG looks good (still awaiting results and follow up with neuro).

UPDATE (8:00pm) - After briefly waking from anesthesia, Hudson napped until after 5:30! When he woke up he wanted a “nack” right away and ate a whole bag of cheez its and part of a second bag. He also ate some mac and cheese and drank lots of water.

Hudson continues to keep us on our toes. His ANC is 0, and he got platelets again this morning. His appetite is pretty low (only ate cheez-it’s and a fig bar today ), and he was definitely not as happy/playful as normal. And he refused to nap, so let’s just say we’re both worn out tonight.

Welp, here we are again. Hudson had his psychologist appointment for developmental testing today (pre transplant requirement) followed by a clinic visit for his vincristine infusion and platelets. We got up early to make it to his testing by 8am (he did great on the Bayley until he decided he wanted to be done and kept trying to leave the room.

Today marks two months since one of the scariest days of our parenthood, when we woke up to Hudson having a seizure and found out there was a mass in his brain. Since then, he’s had tumor resection surgery, central line placement, two rounds of induction chemo, admission for febrile neutropenia, and more imaging and tests and labs than I can count. In some ways, it’s hard to believe that it’s only been two months, as he’s gone through so much already in that short time. In other ways, July and our “normal life,” life before cancer, feels like ages ago.