We started our third week of treatment and Travis continues to power through even though he has some little discomforts and some fatigue.  Afterwards, we were scheduled for another full afternoon of testing but this time it was for Neuro-Ophthalmology.  Again, they want to establish a baseline so they can closely follow any effects from […]

We had big plans to go to a soccer game on Saturday to watch semi-pro teams Houston Hurricanes (NPSL) and the Houston Dutch Lions (USL-PDL) play.  One of the staff at our hotel has a connection with the Hurricanes staff and arranged for us to sit with the team.  The owner, Brendan Keyes, is a […]

We started out the day with Lynne flying home to Carlsbad for a long weekend.  She was very reluctant to leave but we reassured her that we would be OK and that we are in excellent hands both at MD Anderson and at the hotel.  We also have some of our new friends here in […]

After our treatment today, Travis worked to finish up a lot of his homework packet so that we can drop everything off to Mrs. Roberts over this weekend when I am home.  He did a great job and really worked hard on all of his subjects.  He loves school and loves staying connected to Mrs. […]

Each day this week has been better than the one before and we are keeping our fingers crossed that it continues to the end of week 2.  After our Proton Therapy today, we had an Audiology appointment which took up most of the afternoon.  This is part of a series of baseline tests that they […]

Travis was doing OK today!  Tuesdays are our harder days with appointments scheduled as early as 7am in addition to the daily Proton Therapy.  He had his second round of chemo so that means only 4 more to go during his radiation treatment.  This chemo, Vincristine, is used to supplement his radiation treatment.  He will […]

Travis woke up this morning still feeling the effects of having some aches and pains from last week’s treatment.  But he got up, had breakfast and battled right back for the start of week 2.  What a Warrior!  After his treatment, we had to drive to the airport so I could head back home.  It […]

We took things easy so that Travis could recharge over the weekend and try to bounce back by Monday to start Week 2 of treatment.  He was tired and wanted to sleep in which we did.  His jaw was still hurting this weekend due to the radiation affecting his salivary gland.  We tried to have […]

We met with the doctor today for our weekly scheduled appointment to check on Travis’ progress and we discussed the various side effects of the radiation treatment.  She said that what we are experiencing is normal and most people are pretty run down by the end of the week.  She said that his jaw is […]

We had our therapy this morning Travis was a little reluctant to go.  His stomach is still hurting a little bit. During the treatment, he smells Clorox and sees flashing lights, which is the brain playing tricks on him.  From what we are told, this is normal. I try to keep things positive saying that […]