Brave Boy/s

The sixth cycle of chemo started today so we're two thirds of the way there with this protocol. Just three more cycles left once Leo finishes on Monday. Some days it feels like this whole thing has been going on for just a few weeks and then sometimes it feels like we never had anything before all this.

Leo has been quite sick again today as soon as the chemo went up but has managed some milk and spagetti bolognese which is good. He is starting to look so tired and has sore red skin around his eyes due to the radiotherapy. And yet, we still did some painting, reading and playing together today. Brave boy. Children are awesome despite being faced with such horrid things such as chemo and radiotherapy.

We also spent time today with another family with whom we've met before. Ryan is a year younger than Leo and also quite sick, and poor thing, he's been in hospital for over 5 weeks. His mum and dad were struggling as to whether to shave his hair as it's now started to fall out alot. Like PJ and I, they found it quite hard to see his hair all over the place, and his mum had to change the sheets in the middle of the night last night because the hair had gotten everywhere. I do think it's hard for parents when this happens, even though we all know this is going to happen. It's inevitable and yet, so shocking and in some way, we feel like once our children start to lose their hair, they won't be our boys anymore.

So Ryan's mum and Ryan himself, were very brave and decided to shave his head whilst watching Alvin and the Chipmunks with Leo. I could tell Ryan's mum and dad were finding it hard and I felt for them completely. Bless Ryan..he then wanted to do his Daddy's hair and Leo was saying that Ryan was like him, with no hair!! "No hair brothers!"

Well done guys and hope it's easier now his hair is much shorter. He's still Ryan, just as Leo is still the same but with no hair! So just more like their Daddys now, I guess!!!