Marking Milestones

Losing a tooth is a big milestone, right?

No matter how you come down on the whole tooth fairy issue, it's pretty exciting. It's a status symbol, a sign of growing up! It's a very clear sign of new growth.

Unless you have leukemia.

Then it makes everyone a little nervous.

Sam had a very loose tooth.

It caused everyone a little stress. Every time he went for a procedure, they would ask if there were any loose teeth. The nurses didn't want his hands in his mouth, wiggling it. There was concern about bleeding. Infection.

Last night, about midnight, Sam woke up with a huge smile and a tooth in his hand.

And, um, a bloody hole in his mouth. Not in the British sense.
I mean for real.

Ew. But darn if he isn't the cutest little thing.

P.S. Yael's response? When do *I* get to lose a tooth!? (As though I have control of these things.)

So he rinsed and rinsed and rinsed. And then he went back to bed.
(In case you're interested, the Tooth Fairy DOES know where Bubbie and Zeyde live. And their Tooth Fairy is a Big Macher!)

But...his platelets are good.
His ANC is good.
So we're not overly worried.

Oh...and um...just by the way...
his bone marrow results are Free. Of. Leukemia.

YEP. You read that right.
{{{big deep sigh of relief}}}
Two rounds done.
Two to go.
We can do this, right?
One little milestone at a time.

Catch ya tomorrow from Camp Chemo.