Last One

On Tuesday, Joshua received his last IV chemo. It's the final time that chemo will be pushed into his veins. Now he will complete his 5 days of steroids and 28 days of oral chemo and then he's finished. He is one tough cookie!

It's Out!

What a busy summer we are having. I didn't sign the boys up for any camps or events because my plan was to spend the summer enjoying the pool. Seems like as usual, life has different plans

Joshua went in the OR for the last time on the 22nd of June. He got his last does of chemo into his spinal fluid and he also had his infusaport removed. We are near the end! He will now get the last two IV chemo doses through a vein stick. Neither one of us are looking forward to it but having the port out early saves us from an OR visit and another surgery. Of course in true Czorapinski fashion, we just can't escape the hospital or OR. Noah will have surgery on July 24th for his undecended testicle. It should be routine but Noah doesn't do very well with anesthesia so it should be an adventure to say the least. The good news is that after this surgery for Noah, we will be about three weeks out from the end of chemo and our celebration Disney Trip. I'm a little worried about the heat but after the 105 degree temps we've been having here, we're up for anything.

I also wanted to mention that we are looking forward to this upcoming week when the Believe in Tomorrow Foundation is sending us to Deep Creek Lake for the week. We will relax, fish, hike, and just enjoy some family time at their house on Wisp Mountain. We're hoping that being in the mountains will hopefully let us escape a little of this heat for a while. What a wonderful organization!

So that's it. We're busy enjoying summer and loving every minute of ignoring the cancer that has interfered with our lives for the last 4 years. We're starting to move into the next chapter and it is so nice. I am going to try to post some summer fun pictures within the week so check back for them.

The day is coming

I haven't posted much lately. Seems like we're just too busy living life and I like that. We have a ton of plans for the summer which include the beach, the pool, relaxing and a very special vacation. You see, it's time. Joshua is finishing up with treatment. We're ready to put the cancer behind us and move ahead. We're ready to not only start a new chapter in life, but a whole new book. While we'll never be able to forget about the cancer and while Joshua will have to have follow up appointments his whole life, we can put the blood draws, blood counts, spinal taps and chemo behind us. We can let him walk into a store without wearing a mask or take a vacation and not have to worry about how close the hospital is to us. Some of this things will happen right away and some are still down the road, but they are coming.

It all begins two days after the twins 5th birthday, when on June 22nd Joshua will have his last spinal tap. I lost count at some point but this is something like number 25 or so. While in the OR, they will also remove the port from his chest. That is a big deal. Then Joshua will receive his chemo through an IV for the last two months and on August 10th, he will receive his LAST chemo treatment. We mean it this time. His LAST one! And just like any athlete who has completed a marathon of a race, we're going to celebrate. "Joshua, you've just finished 4 and a half years of kicking cancer's butt. How do you want to celebrate?" Well friends. We're going to Disney World!