So after cutting his hair with scissors (not quite up to Vidal Sassoon's standards), Leo wanted me to cut his hair 'like Daddy' last night. It was a relief really, not because of the poor cut I attempted but more because it was Leo that made the decision to have his hair cut really short. I used clippers on number 2 and yes, he looks cute but as my sister, the copper says, she has probably arrested him or someone looking like him recently and definitely don't let him go into any shopping malls in a hoodie!
At least Leo's hair will grow back, at some point although I did read that it could grow back in a different colour and maybe curly!! We'll wait and see...
Went back to the Bristol Children's Hospital again for a top-up of the chemo drug Vincristine (Vinc) which is just one of many chemo (anti-cancer) drugs used for over 200 cancers known to doctors. Vinc is administered very easily via Leo's central line and takes only a minute or two. At the same time, the nurse takes blood to check his white cell count (WCC) and haemoglobin amongst other things, but they're the key ones. It was due to his drop in WCC last weekend which led him to having a spike temperature and treatment via IV antibiotics for five days. His drop in haemoglobin which leads to anaemia was what led to the blood transfusion on Monday. Hopefully due to where he is in his cycle i.e. day 14, his WCC and everything else will be recovering. So all looks good for Leo to be admitted as an inpatient again next Friday for another IVA chemo cycle which is three drugs specific to his treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma.
I wrote the whole protocol in my diary the other night and it takes us up to the end of the October, but only if he continues to be well enough to have his treatment, so fingers and everything else crossed.
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