Week 23

Wow. It's been a LONG time since I've written a blog post. In the time that's passed since Monday Kavan has undergone tremendous healing. It's hard to believe you're even looking at the same leg or even guy. I'm happy to have my old Kavan back, he seems to be back to his old self. Thank goodness for that.

Each day this past week Kavan had a visit with the homecare nurse to tend to his radiation wounds. If there has ever been a time in which I have been over the moon thankful for our Canadian healthcare, it has been now. I can't say enough how fortunate we are to receive the healthcare services we do.

Bobo nibbling Kavan's toes

Progressively, Kavan's wounds have healed.His swelling and soreness present at the start of the week has slowly dissipated. He can even manage without the cane!! I have such respect for those who regularly use a cane, walker or wheelchair. It seems to be the most difficult thing in the winter. It certainly has made me appreciate my good health.

Kavan relaxing at the cabin

On Friday Kavan had ANOTHER visit with his oncologist. They had delayed chemotherapy by a week due to his foot, but good news this time, he will proceed as planned. His oncologist did comment that his bloodwork reflected the fact that he had been fighting some sort of infection. Likely, the one in his foot. So it seems that those antibiotics really did their job.

Lac La Biche

Kavan's cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma, really is extremely rare in his age group. He literally is, three in one million, if not even rarer. He was recently approached by a researcher wanting him to donate his tumor to a national tumor bank. As well, a few months ago, someone from Hong Kong wanted a slice of the tumor. Kavan's really gaining notoriety as some type of cancer celebrity. Seems weird, doesn't it? So, he will donate parts of his tumor to these two separate researchers in an attempt to help others inflicted with the same cancer. And then, he will be in two places at once....It's funny to think that at this exact moment Kavan's tumor is in some jar in some lab floating around....A very strange thought...


Anyways, on to the weekend. On Friday we headed up, along with our friends Jakub & Lindsay, to my cabin at Lac La Biche. We braved the frigid temperatures and managed to enjoy a beautiful, relaxing weekend. Sometimes it's just nice to escape the city and its busyness. We even managed a nature jaunt, Kavan fared tremendously well. He's almost back to his normal self!

Kavan's foot during dressing change tonight...looks great!

Now, on to the next cycle of chemotherapy tomorrow. It's just the one day treatment this time, which Kavan has not had for a number of months because of his radiation. Let's all cross our fingers that Kavan's treatment goes well tomorrow and he continues to heal as well as he has been! Have a good week!