Alex has been feeling much better since last Thursday. He had his last dose of 6-MP (oral chemo drug) on Tuesday evening. Forty eight hours later, he was feeling much better. The nausea and vomiting are pretty much gone as the medication works its way out of his system. He seems to have more energy and is more engaging. He tries to go to school when he can but it's hard to get motivated when you know that pretty soon the whole process starts over.

The next phase is scheduled to start next week so we are making the most of it. He has been enjoying all the greasy foods his system has not been able to tolerate: pizza, chicken wings, McDonalds, etc. He's been asking to go to Korean BBQ so we will do that this weekend. Also asked for curry so we are having that tonight.

Will post an update once we start the Delayed Intensification/Re-Induction phase. We wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Year of the Tiger. Chinese New Year is on Feb 14 (Valentine's Day) this year.