Weekend Update

Just a quickie here: Sandy’s white blood cell count did indeed recover well. By Friday, they made the call to not introduce hormones and to allow her to resume chemotherapy. Sandy took her first greatly reduced dose this morning. Now, therapy consists of a single pill (Xeloda @ 500mg) taken twice daily. She is not excited about it, but I think there is a certain degree of relief to getting back in the saddle.

It was a good weekend. Sandy and Haley enjoyed their couple of days together, as did Hannah and I. We had great weather, low humidity and a nice breeze during the lax tournament. Hannah's team dropped a couple of games and did not advance beyond the first round, though Hannah played some of her best ball ever. She played aggressively offensively and defensively, moved the ball well, and racked up a couple of goals and 2-3 assists. My team played exceptionally well in their first two games, and then dropped a frustrating third game on Friday. They returned Saturday morning to play an excellent team from the Mass(achusetts) Elite club and really took care of business. The good guys won.

We capped off the weekend with a great dinner at the Grandy's house. I faded faster than Sandy by the end of the night...that must be a good sign! Let's hope that the reduced dose will be tolerated better. I'll let you know how things progress.