Two Lucky

Not 10 minutes into Rusty’s second dose of IL-2, he had already puked up half his breakfast.

So far, the side effects are minimal - slight nausea, disorientation and dehydration. But the doctors are concerned. Rather than give him a bag every eight hours, they have decided to dose him every 12 instead.

“It’s better to try and give his body more time to process the chemo - so we can still give it to him at full-strength. I don’t want to have to dilute the drug, or worse, have him stop prematurely because his body can’t take it.”

We will be spending the next four or five days at the hospital. His next bag will be given at 9pm tonight.

I want to thank everyone - WD, Lilian, Katrina, Helen, Zyn, Cesar - everyone who in the last few days and weeks have spent time thinking of us and giving us your prayers. Please keep it up and help us fight this beast.

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