Another day, another treatment. Jude’s radiation oncologist here at IU says that it “doesn’t go any better than this” for his patients. He is full of hope that Jude will be cured from cancer after this treatment. I sure hope this treatment is Jude’s cure and that 5/10/20 years down the line it doesn’t come back and …
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Jude’s Quote of the Day (Actually Quote of Yesterday)
Yesterday at the splash pad a 7 year old boy asked Jude what his name was. The boy couldn’t understand Jude (sometimes people think he’s saying “Dude”). When I told Jude’s new friend that Jude’s name was Jude, the boy responded, “Jude? That’s a weird name.” Jude had the cutest response. He said, “No.  It’s a …
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18 Down 15 to Go
Jude’s treatment was fairly uneventful today which is good. He had an 8:45 appointment, but it was running 45 minutes behind. Still it is way better than the noon appointment running 2 hours behind to which we had grown accustomed. Today Jude decided to get his Happy Meal of the week after treatment. Not too surprising …
Birthday Bash
Jude was thrilled that today was my birthday because what’s mine is his (and, well, what’s his is his). We stuck as closely as we could to Jude’s birthday plans for me. We went to Sam’s Club where Jude picked out my birthday cake. Unfortunately, Spiderman was sold out, so I got 30 equally delicious, …
Jude Notices His Hair is Missing
Tonight I was prophylactically putting lotion of the large bald portion of Jude’s head that is getting  radiated.  Jude said, “What part of my head are you putting that on?  The part that doesn’t have any hair?”  I asked him what he meant (since I didn’t know he knew) and he said, “That rectangle there. …
Indiana State Fair
Today we spent the day at the Indiana State Fair with our new friends from Ukraine. They are the ones with a bald and beautiful 3 year old girl who has 5 cancerous brain tumors that recurred after an earlier removal in Israel. She loves boys in general and our boys adore her. It’s funny …
Update on the Boys
Jude Sometimes I wish Jude wasn’t so smart. When I asked him to help me clean up the mess he and his brothers made in the play room downstairs he refused initially and pointed out the sign on the door that say, “Parents/Guardians are responsible for cleaning up after their children.” He’s too smart for …
Half Way to Home
Today marks Jude’s 17th of 33 treatments, so we are over 1/2 way done with his radiation treatment. His hair is falling out like crazy. I can now place my entire hand in his bald spot at the back of his head. It is very crazy looking bald spot — it actually looks exactly like …
Jude Meets Jude, and Other Stories
Just when I get bummed because one of Jude’s favorite friends here leaves, another new friend arrives. Jude’s latest friend is Jude, a 9 year old boy with an inoperable brain tumor. My Jude was really surprised to learn that the new boy was named Jude and said, “I thought I was the only person …
My Baldy Boy
As of tomorrow, we’ll be past the halfway point in Jude’s radiation treatment. His hair is really falling out now and he has a large bald spot on the back crown area of his head. His head l0oks like that of an old man. The proton center told us early on about this hair salon …