Boring

Sometimes I wonder if I should continue posting to this blog.  We are by no means done, yet things have settled, at least for now.  We have moved on from crisis mode, and it is my sincere wish that we don't enter into a new one, and so I wonder if our news has gotten boring to everyone else.  I don't mind it, actually.  Boring is something to aspire to now.

Today, though, we have reached an important milestone, and that is why I am here writing.  Today was the last day of Septra.  Septra is an antibiotic that Anya has had to take twice a day on the weekends since May 11.  People who are receiving chemotherapy can get pneumocystis pneumonia, which is potentially fatal.  The antibiotic ensured that she did not contract pneumocystis pneumonia.  It is, clearly, a compelling reason to take medicine, but there were moments in the nine months that were so very difficult.  Back in May, she didn't mind taking medicine, but quickly grew tired of it.  We would do all kinds of coaxing and bribing, but most times it felt like pulling teeth - four times every weekend.  We are all thankful to have that behind us.

The other important part is that Anya is now three months off of chemotherapy.  That means that her immune system should be back to where it was pre-chemotherapy.  In the midst of cold and flu season, I am glad that she is now one hundred percent armed and ready to fight off all those nasty little preschool germs.