Cycle 1

Carey compared his first day of treatment on Thursday to the first day of school: exciting, scary, and new. You sort of know what to expect, but there's still enough unknown to make the day exhilarating. We had our clothes set out the night before and arrived to the clinic a half hour early - just to be sure we weren't late. It was nice to be there so early while everything was still calm and quiet. Once his IV was going there wasn't a whole lot left to do except sit back and relax.

The doctor warned us that the first week after each treatment would probably be rough. He was right. Carey has been pretty sick so please pray the side effects of the chemo wear off soon.

One treatment down, sixteen to go...