where did the weekend go?

The weekend was quick. My mom went home on Saturday. She's been great with coming down and taking care of things and we're both real appreciative of her help (and the help we receive from Anna's parents, my dad, and everyone else... the list is too long to include).

Bianca came in on Saturday morning from Orlando and she's here for a little over a week. TJ stayed out here on Saturday night and then Bianca and I drove him into the city on Sunday afternoon. Saying goodbye is always a little difficult for Anna (and me), but we know it's the right thing.

No treatment this weekend for Anna. On Friday, the doctor reduced her dosage a bit because she was feeling a little extra achy and tired. That same feeling persisted through most of the weekend. She had a bit of a tough time getting going this morning and didn't do much all day... Then somehow around 8pm, she had enough energy to drive into Union City to go to some Cuban place to get steak sandwiches.

Anna has an appointment tomorrow and Bianca is going to take her over. This is the last treatment in this phase. The first phase was "Induction" and that was the stuff in the hospital. Now, she's completing the second phase, which was "Early Intensification". Then, she'll start phase 3 which is "CNS prophylaxis and interim maintenance" which is scheduled to be a 12 week phase. Given that she isn't doing the cranial radiation, it looks like most of this treatment is pills and once-a-week spinal tap for the first 5 weeks. Given the other changes to the schedule, this may change as well... but it definitely looks like the schedule is going to slow down. The fourth phase things pick back up again for a bit... we'll know more tomorrow once she meets with Dr. Grossman.

Jets win. Pittsburgh wins.... Both games were on TV, which is always nice... and both were great games. Yanks get CC and AJ... the starting rotation looks much better. I think we'll make a few more moves before the season starts. Two months until spring training starts.

Hope everyone is almost done with their X-mas shopping (or Hanukkah or whatever you celebrate).