Alex started two different types of chemo this week.  He was not very happy about having to take that yucky medicine again.  I find it hard trying to convince him that, it's okay and it's not that bad, just take it.  I can't bring myself to say those things to him when it comes to chemo.  I don't know that it will be alright and was very anxious about him taking these.  The chemo this time is a little more than twice as strong as last time and another chemo pill has been added. We were not sure how many of the side effects he would experience with taking these strong, toxic medications.  The first day he had to take 7 chemo pills! That night went fine and we didn't see any change.  The next morning he felt great and had lots of energy that he hasn't had in a long time.  It was a beautiful day and Alex wanted to be outside and he even rode his scooter a little bit!  It was such a relief!  He took his chemo that night and was fine til about 3 in the morning and was sick to his stomach.  He was able to go back to sleep for a bit and woke up happy. That's happened a couple more times of being sick to his stomach.  Today is the last night of chemo til next month.  His counts are expected to drop very low within the next couple weeks and should slowly recover and at that point will start another round.