Saturday 15th November

Today Drew started on Prednisone, a steroid used to break down his white blood cells, he was also put on another drug to protect his kidneys from the cell break down, and yet another to protect his stomach lining from getting ulcers. The treatment is nearly as scary as the disease. Unfortunately for Drew he is unable to eat today as he is scheduled for a lumbar puncture at 1.30pm to see if there are any cancer cells in his central nervous system. Drew needed a platelet transfusion before his lumbar puncture and does not get to the operating theatre until 8.00pm, he is starving and not happy. Back in the room, awake and eating by 10.00pm, Drew watches some Foxtel with Dad and goes to sleep at 12.20am.