October and New Doc #2 for Mommy

Wow! October brought doc #3 to TCHC! I (Crystal) and super excited but am sure that Jeff and Jack will be equally excited once things die down from the transition. It means that we have 3 docs in the call rotation now within our practice and 5 for weekends when you add Cumberland Peds. Too exciting for words!

Welcome, Dr. Claycomb!!!

One Year with Leukemia

So we hit the one year mark and did ABSOULTELY NORMAL STUFF!!! It was my goal to NOT make an aniversary out of this day. Now that we've passed it we simply move into the second year of treatment. If my calculations are correct Jack will finish chemo in January 2011.

Labor Day in Gatlinburg

We took a short trip up to Gatlinburg for Labor Day weekend. Jack was on/off with his attitude, though I think it was a little better than the March trip. We did some fishing, shopping, and sightseeing. Mostly, though, we did some resting. Oh, and it's my 32nd birthday. Shhhhh.....

Wilson Co Fair

So this is year #3 for our WC fair. The first year I had just started with Cumberland Pediatrics, so I was marketing myself every night. That is how I met most of the nursing staff for both pediatrics and nursery. The second year I was moving from Cumberland Pediatrics to Tennessee Children's Healthcare. This year, I was just helping out Dr. Whelihan who joined us this year. YEAH!!

Jack really likes Dr. Kristen. And he was also glad that we spent more time in the fair this year and less time in the tent.

Eye Infection & a Harley?

The bright red left eye was a clue that all was not well in the world of heme/onc. A trip to the hospital was in order for some IV antibiotics, yet again. This admission was also accompanied by the dreaded repeat bone marrow. Thankfully there were no leukemic cells. The "dysplasia" worried me a little, but they assure me it's from the chemo.

Just days after being discharged we went out to "Tha Boro" and got... a Harley.