I Have Cancer.... Cancer Doesn't Have Me!

Today Chad started his third (and hopefully final) round of treatment. His last day of chemo is set to be May 6th. Today was a new face in the treatment room - a 17 year old high school football player with the same cancer as Chad. It was his first day and he was unsure of exactly what to expect. Chad sat down and talked with him and answered all of the questions he had and hopefully, made him feel a little bit more at ease. Chad was able to sympathize with him, knowing the uncertainty of what to expect so it was really nice that he was able to "mentor" this kid a little bit. He's a varsity football player in his junior year of high school. It's really devastating to know how much he is missing out on at this prime time in his life.

As of right now Chad has a lot of nausea that we are trying to control with his many medications and he's mostly sleeping around the clock except to eat or go to the bathroom. He's just got to get through the next few weeks - he's almost to the finish line!