Round Two & Eddie's Big Day

Swelling in his left hand.

It's been a crazy week. Last Monday, school was cancelled. Eddie and I decided to take advantage of the day and go out to lunch. Unfortunately, the doctor called us and asked us to come in for an ultrasound, which derailed our date. The day previous, Eddie had called the office because he had noticeable swelling in his left arm and hand. We thought it might be a side effect of the Chemo, but wanted to make sure. Turns out, he has a blood clot. Not uncommon for cancer patients, but it is still causing discomfort and has necessitated another medication in his daily regimen.

I promise the red on the towel is a design, not blood!

The rest of the week passed fairly normally, except for the fact that we experienced inclement weather, e-learning and snow days. It was nice to have a week "off" from chemo, hospital visits, and school. We both got some much needed rest and took care of a few chores around the house we had been avoiding (ie "taking down Christmas"). On Friday, Eddie bit the bullet and went bald voluntarily, rather than waiting while his hair fell out. Much like getting a haircut and not changing your shirt, his hair had begun to fall out and itch him. So to avoid the constant discomfort, we got rid of it entirely. This weekend we had a bit more normalcy and had some friends and family over Saturday and Sunday for low-key birthday parties. It was nice to catch up with people I feel like we haven't seen in a while. 

Baloo loves to cuddle!

Keeping warm at Chemo

Today, Eddie began his second round of Chemotherapy. It was a long day of lab work, a meeting with the oncologist, and three different drugs being infused. The rest of this week will be shorter treatments. Also, Eddie turns the BIG 3-0 tomorrow (the 5th). Not the way we intended to spend his birthday, but he is looking forward to seeing the therapy dog tomorrow while at treatment. We won't tell Baloo, because we don't want to make him jealous. But Baloo has been pretty awesome with all our crazy schedules. He's a top-notch cuddler and tends to be on or nearby one of us at all times.

Out for a family birthday dinner

I want to say another huge thank you to everyone who has reached out. Everyone's cancer journey is different and I can't imagine going through this without each and every one of you that has given us support. We met our GoFundMe goal this week which will continue helping with bills and my lack of weekend income from judging gymnastics. I finished the first round of 80 shirts people have ordered in support of Eddie's Fight. We are also a few weeks closer to the end (God willing) of this chapter and finally looking forward to celebrating our first year as newlyweds and taking a long-awaited honeymoon. Our celebration will be that much sweeter knowing we've grown closer and stronger as a couple through this journey.

Happy 30th Birthday Eddie!