Day 30, Chemo Round 1 :: Cheese Day!

Mac-n-Cheese says "Cheese" with one
of her favorite nurses.

Doc: What did you do for Cheese Day?
Jade: I was macaroni and cheese.
Doc: Oh, you had macaroni and cheese?
Jade: No, I was macaroni and cheese.

This was an actual exchange between Jade and one of her doctors. Today was Cheese Day, a special celebration put together by family and friends in honor of Rachel, her love of cheese, her big heart, her wild sense of humor.  I remember Rachel. Eight or nine years older than Jade, she blew bubbles for Jade in 2012, sang with her in the art room. There were cheesy jokes posted all throughout the unit, staff and volunteers decked out in cheese ties and hats, cheese crafts and trivia, cheese and crackers, cheesecake, a photo booth (say "cheese"), and pizza... of course.  Today, Jade donned one of the mac-n-cheese costumes that were gifted to the younger kids on the unit... and worried that someone would try to eat her.

There was another reason to celebrate ... Jade's ANC jumped to over 100.  We may actually be heading home this weekend for a break before the next round of chemotherapy starts if Jade's ANC keeps rising at this pace!

Thank you for your prayers for a cure for Jade and for all those affected by cancer.

Today's Counts:
Hemoglobin: 9.1 (holding steady)
Platelets: 53 (up from yesterday's 42)
ANC: 110 (!!!!!)
Monocytes: 15