The nurse practitioner said that Sawyer will likely be discharged much earlier than we thought! Hopefully around Nov. 10th (but we'll need to double check that with the doctor who I'm sure will be much more cautious with his answer). Once he's home, he'll be able to return to school as long as he feels up to it. We will come back on Mondays every week for additional follow up, plus Mark and I will be trained how to administer some of the chemo drugs at home (both orally and through his IV). A nurse will come to the house (or school) 1-2 times a week as well to take blood so they can monitor his levels.
After about 5 months of weekly visits, things will start to taper off so that we come up once a month.
Hooray!
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