Emmett has continued to do well in radiation -- we're 2/3's through now. The only side effect Emmett has experienced is hair loss on the left side of his head. Up until this point he's never let on that it bothered him. But over the weekend he started talking about wanting to do something about his hair...either grow out the top part to cover his bald spot, or to shave the whole thing. It was sad to learn that this change in appearance was bothering him, but good see that he had some ideas that would help him feel better.
So we had a haircut day! Emmett and Clayton both ended up with mohawks....and they actually seem to like it! I'm glad we could talk Emmett out of shaving his head -- though it took a while. Emmett's haircut actually goes pretty well with the Viking sword he brought from Albuquerque.
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| Emmett loves his soda! |
We're way behind on posting -- we had a great Christmas and New Years and have lots of good family time together. Sometime we hope to post more details about the holidays. But for now I wanted to provide a quick update on radiation.
Emmett's last radiation treatment is 1/23 -- he's almost done! We are very excited to be done with this chapter of our journey!
We appreciate all those who continue to pray for us! I got a call just yesterday from a friend asking specifically what she should be praying for at this point in Emmett's therapy. To answer her question, and for anyone else asking the same question, we are praying that the radiation and chemotherapy might be effective at targeting his cancer while sparing his healthy cells. And we always pray that the doctors might be wise and inspired in their recommendations.
