Home Sweet Home

Sawyer had a good first day at home yesterday. He spent a good part of the day on the couch trying to get his ears to unplug. It appears that one side effect of his treatment is a persistent feeling that his hears are plugged which he finds very annoying. Apparently it makes it difficult for him to hear others and to speak clearly. Lying prostrate seems to be the one thing that provides some relief. Hopefully when he switches up the current medical protocol, this will clear up. That being said, if this is the worse side effect, then he is fairly fortunate. Sawyer was coaxed to attend the end of the A-A girls soccer game last night. We watched about twenty minutes of the second half before Sawyer began feeling a little cold and tired. Not wanting to push our luck, we headed for home. It also worked out well that we stood along the fence at the end of the field where few people were located and it was an amazingly nice November evening. We also learned, much to Sawyer’s delight, that Mike Statt will be is tutor while he is out of school. Mr. Statt will start tomorrow after school. According to Sawyer’s guidance counselor, Sawyer has a decent amount of work to make up, but like every other challenge he has been faced with so far, Sawyer is absolutely certain that he can complete the required work within the required timeframe. Today would have been Sawyer’s first wrestling practice and while he can’t wrestle this year, he does want to stop by the practice to say hi to the team. We have also arranged for him to have his head shaved by the school superintendent. His hair is thinning fairly rapidly at this point, but he should have plenty left for the ceremonial shaving. Finally we want to thank several wonder folks in the Alfred area for helping us with meals over the next few weeks as we try to settle into our ‘new normal’ life. Last night Sawyer and Mark enjoyed cheese broccoli soup, whole grain bread and ice cream – very yummy.