We were supposed to head to Rochester this morning for a day-long treatment and heavy chemo injection but Sawyer's blood counts aren't high enough for him to receive it. It's not a surprise - the nurse practitioner said that many patients stall at this point in the cycle. Sawyer will have another blood draw on Wednesday to see if he might get rescheduled for Thursday. In the meantime, he's going to enjoy his two day reprieve and continue to feel pretty good.
He's been enjoying his new puppy who has been given the name "Zero" after the dog in the movie Nightmare Before Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with friends and they all offered a variety of good possibilities but Sawyer latched on to Zero after seeing a book of the story on the coffee table. The puppy seems like he's going to be learn quickly. He's great about doing his business outside when we take him, loves to pounce and play (and chew) and then crashes for an hour or so to recuperate. Our other dog, Nana, is not terribly thrilled to have a new housemate. She mostly just ignores him and runs quickly if he comes near. We have to assume that at some point she'll wise up to the fact that he's not going to hurt her, and could actually be fun to have around!
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