Update

Following Fintan's positive visit to the Royal London, we had been rather worried about the fact that he was still be very sick - post chemo sickness usually lasts 2 or 3 days, but 1 week after treatment Fintan was still struggling to keep his feeds down. We took him to the John Radcliffe in Oxford on Saturday 5th Jan, as they agreed that the sickness should have stopped by now. However, the doctors decided that it was just a combination of treatment, his central line infection, antibiotics and having undergone a general anaesthetic. We came home, still a little worried, but by Monday he was a different boy! He started eating, not just a few spoons of food, but 3 good meals a day; until now we had been struggling to get Fintan to eat solids, but now he can't get enough. He even had a taste of his very first ice cream today (which he stole from Mummy!)



Last weekend, my family come up from Southampton and Cornwall; it was lovely, especially as Fintan's Uncle Simon and Auntie Jo haven't seen him since he was diagnosed.

Fintan and his cousin Jess.


In the last couple of weeks, Fintan's physical developmental progress has come on by leaps and bounds. He seems to have a new found confidence and is even sitting without any support. His latest trick is dropping objects on purpose - not a lot of fun for Mummy!

Fintan was due to have some more chemotherapy tomorrow, but he has been neutropenic for a week or so (when part of his blood count is very low and makes him at risk of infection) and he hasn't recovered in time. He will have his blood count taken again on Monday and, if his blood has recovered and the doctors are happy with the results, he will have his chemo on Tuesday.

I will try not to leave it so long between posts, and I hope you all haven't been worrying too much. It's been a busy few weeks with one thing or another.

Bye for now.