Tristan came home from the hospital on Monday evening after the first phase of his second round of chemo. This time he was a bit nauseous and did vomit....but only a couple of times. Sometimes chemo is judged by how much you vomit and since this is the first time for him to do that, he is doing well with the chemo. His body seems to tolerate it very well. Even though it takes a couple of days after the chemo for us to see how much it affects him.

He is being home schooled a couple of times a week, so he is not missing out on his education. My sister Terry was here and saw him for the first time....she was a bit overwhelmed when she saw him but she held it together, put on a smile and hugged him. She told him how proud she was of him having to put up with all of this and all of us hovering around him.

He will be going to Disney World for his Make-a-wish request sometime in December...he has never been so he should enjoy it a lot. He will also be going to some Red Wings games and getting VIP treatment there as well.

Thanks again for all your support through this..

Charlotte

Tristan was in and out of the clinic this last week, First, of course to have his labs and to see how his numbers were. He got his blood transfusion, which happens after he has had chemo, then he got hemoglobin and platelets later in the week. He seems to be taking it in stride, even though he misses going to school and seeing all of his friends from Walled Lake Elementary. If his labs are good this week he will start chemo again on Friday, the 21st. He looks pale, but he was up for a movie on Sunday, so we went and saw the movie Underdog....he had been telling his parents that he wanted a golden retriever but after this movie he wanted a beagle. It will be interesting to see which one his parents let him have.

My sister, Terry, will be in town on Wednesday for our class reunion, she has not seen Tristan since she swooped into town last and I can't remember when she was here but it has been at least six months. I am sure she will notice the difference in him. But again he is tumor free right now and we are so thankful for that.

Please remember to keep him in your thoughts and send wonderful positive thoughts his way as you go about your daily life....

Love,

Charlotte

Hi everyone,

My last update said that Tristan would not need more chemo and that was a wrong statement....my daughter informed me on Saturday that he would have to go through round 2 which consists of 3 phases of chemo. Not sure when that will start, but probably as soon as his body recovers from the chemo from last week and as long as his wbc, rbc and platelets are strong enough for more of it.

I saw him yesterday and other than being very pale, and his heart rate being up, he looked good and was feeling better....as I have said before it takes him awhile to recover from the chemo and to get it out of his body, so he can start again.

Once this chemo is done perhaps he will be able to start school...but it sounds like he may not be able to until the January semester starts.

Please keep all of those good and positive thoughts coming his way to help him on his journey as he continues to recover....

Love,

Charlotte

Hi all,

I haven't updated since the Breakfast benefit for Tristan, which was very successful. It was wonderful to see the outpouring from the community that supported him and his family.

At this time his cancer tumors are gone, but everyone that starts chemo ends up with their tumors being gone, so the plan is to not stop the chemo treatments but to continue to make sure that any rogue cancer cells do not get the chance of reproducing again. He came home from treatment on Thursday....he has not gotten sick from the chemo yet and that is a good thing. The doctors think that since he hasn't gotten sick he may not....it is wonderful news that his tumors are gone so keep all of those positive thoughts coming his way to keep it away.

His spirits are good and he will be starting home schooling through Walled Lake schools maybe next week, he was looking forward to starting middle school with all of his friends from elementary...but that will not be happening...maybe he will start in January.

I was in the hospital the last two days for my blood pressure...they can't seem to figure out why it is spiking up then down....I am feeling okay, just a little weak and tired....

Thank you again for your generous support and donations to Tristan and his family....

Charlotte