Wow...the summer flew by and I haven't written anything! Let's go back to June. Jake turned 5 on June 9th and partied like a rock star. We all did. Now we celebrate all occasions with gusto. On June 12th, Jake had his 9 month scans which revealed that he was still cancer free! Celebrate!
Later in June Jake participated in a golf clinic and he LOVED it. He says his favorite hobby is playing golf, with playing Toy Story 3 on Wii as a close second.
In July, he took swimming lessons. The first day was rough, but by the end of the week he was swimming on his own and was confident.
The rest of the summer was spent playing on the daily. Then on August 11th, Jake started kindergarten. He had counted down the days and it had finally come! His teacher is Mrs. Webb, and is the same teacher that his brother, Ethan, had for kindergarten. When I filled out the paperwork for school I got the the medical history part and had to put a check mark in the "cancer" box. Slight nervous break down. Don't mind me...I'm just the crazy women crying while filling out normal paperwork. Who knows what the other parents in the room thought, but trust me you'd cry too if you had to check that box. I pulled Mrs. Webb aside to tell her about Jake's tremendous flatulence, side effect of chemo or he's a gassy kid- nobody knows. Anyway, if he needs to go to the bathroom she will excuse him to take care of business in private.
He's been complaining of ankle pain sporadically. When will he complain and us not immediately think "oh shit"? Probably never. I assume the pain is from all of the physical activity he's getting but if it becomes not-sporadic we'll head to the doctor. Jake is scheduled for his one year scans on Sept 15, 2014. He'll be getting his normal x-ray of the leg and chest, blood work, and an echo-cardiogram to check for damage to his heart. We're optimistic that we'll be celebrating clear scans, but we appreciate your thoughts and prayers over the matter. I hope to update his blog on a more regular basis, but if I don't you can always follow us on facebook- www.facebook.com/jakersrussell or at www.jakesfight.com
September is childhood cancer awareness month and we are excited to fundraise, advocate, and spread awareness like crazy! We hope you'll join us :)
