chemo week 8

Zoe's neutrophil counts came up slightly this past week - from 480 to 540. (Neutropenic is anything below 500.)  So, technically she is no longer neutropenic, but just barely above.  We were told to continue following the neutropenic diet and Zoe still can't be around groups of people or go into public BUT she CAN have playdates... which will be so wonderful this week because it is supposed to rain nearly every day. 

Because her counts are still really low, she had only a 1/2 dose of carboplatin again...  Out of the 8 weeks that she has had chemo, 4 of the weeks have been decreased doses of either the carboplatin or the vincristine.  I hope she's getting enough of the drug to actually do the job...  Of course I have asked these questions and have been assured that it will be fine, but it still makes me wonder/worry....

Zoe had such a great day on Saturday!  IT WAS WONDERFUL!!  We went on a long walk and Z wanted to be out of the stroller running quite a bit of the time.  We played hide and seek all through the forest.  At some point, we're probably going to have to inform the kid that just because her eyes are closed and she can't see anybody, that doesn't mean that people can't see her... Sean and I just loved every second of having our little rascal back!