First Tooth!

Well, the 2 munchkins almost kept me from yanking Ethan’s first tooth the other night. I made an attempt to pull it but it didn’t feel like it was quite ready, so I told Ethan we would wait a couple of days and try again. Anyway, I was working on some wiring and failed to notice the complete silence that developed in the background. Our chief dentist/chicken master (Emma) was fast at work wrenching out poor Ethan’s tooth. Ethan walked into the room about an hour later with a nice bloody tissue and his tooth (still attached) hanging out of his mouth. I couldn’t help but laugh and he didn’t seem to mind at all. So although I did have the honor of the final pull, all credit must go to Emma on this one. She’s fearless!

As for me, I’m doing great. I will complete chemotherapy in a few more days and being several days outside of radiation has made a huge difference. I have had follow-up appointments at MD Anderson and the next big dates will be 11/19 for CT scans on the back (which by the way is getting very strong) and, most importantly, new MRIs will be scanned on 12/3! These are the important ones as they will determine our next course of action!

Keep praying, have faith, and we'll beat this thing together, David