Well. Owen has crossed a huge bridge. After 10 months of "Intensive consolidation" (Heavy drugs..) he has moved into "Maintenance". In theory, the Cancer is in control, and now he will have 2.5 years of drug taking and monitoring making sure it does not come back. Leukaemia is a blood cancer and hides throughout the body so they cannot locate it and knock it out like other cancers. Instead he will take a mixture of drugs over a long time which should do the trick. We have kept this quiet because it happened 2 months earlier than expected, we are still getting used to the idea that we will not be in hospital 1-2 days a week (hopefully 1-2 a month) and they still have to adjust his medications to suit his body.
But........ this is such good news...!
He still has a terrible disease that puts a lot of stress on him and the family. We have to watch him closely and he may need blood top-ups. He has to take a lot of tablets and he spent the first day throwing up all day.... This should all settle down soon and as Dr Waters said. Owen will have a normal life...
A rough start, but, hopefully it is just a speed hump....
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