Sunday, August 5, 2012

Diagnosis: Leukemia; August 4, 1988

Alex woke up at seven thirty, he said he was hungry and wanted his breakfast. I got up and made him and myself breakfast. Alex is very irritable this morning, he’s unbearable to be around. It’s hard since I’m the only one and he couldn’t stand not to have me around. It’s nice to know your wanted but everyone needs their time away.

At nine o’clock I told Alex to go to his room, he had quite a few temper tantrums and he was just so irritable that I figure it would be better if he did rest for awhile. Alex was really mad to think he had to go to bed, he said he didn’t have a chance to play. He was in bed for about half an hour. He had screamed for about fifteen minutes before he was quiet. He was quiet after that so I thought he was asleep but he was still awake. Alex said he was sorry for screaming and could he please come of out of his room. I told Alex he could come out and that we had to go to Grandma and Grandpa’s new house to let in the delivery man. Alex wasn’t too happy about that but I told him to get some toys to take there.

We got there at eleven o’clock, the telephone man had left a message that he had called about installing a jack for the alarm. I phoned to let Mom know and she asked me to phone them she didn’t know anything about it. When I phoned they said that Steve of the alarm company had placed the order. She said they would send out an installer as soon as possible.

The delivery man came at one o’clock with the stove and fridge. Mom phoned at one thirty to say they would be leaving. She asked if the alarm man had come yet but I told her he wasn’t there yet. Mom said he was suppose to be there at twelve o’clock.

Alex and I cleaned out the fridge while we were waiting for everyone to come. The security man came at one forty five. Mom and Dad came at two thirty. Mom made us lunch, Alex and I were starving by this time!

Before Mom and Dad came Alex had a temper tantrum when the security man was here. Alex wanted to listen to a tape that was in the tape deck that we had brought over. I told Alex to turn it down and showed him which button to move. Alex got mad and said he couldn’t do it and started to scream. I thought for sure they guy would come to see what was going on but he didn’t! I told Alex to stop screaming that if he didn’t know how to do something he should just tell me instead of screaming.

After lunch Alex and I went home to give Alex his medicine, we came back with a load for Mom and Dad. By this time the movers had come. We left at five thirty and the movers were still there.

I phoned Mom later to see if they wanted me to bring some fried Chicken down for them. I thought they probably wouldn’t want to do any cooking. Mom said that would be good, she said she hadn’t started to cook dinner yet. I told Mom I would be down when I finished cooking.

Alex and I had diner at home then we went to Mom and Dad’s with their dinner. We didn’t stay very long as Alex wanted to go home.

Alex went to bed at eight thirty. I watched TV and went to bed at eleven o’clock.

No Tests

Medication

Mercaptopurine ----- ----- 8:10 p.m.
Prednisone 8:00 a.m. 3:15 p.m. 8:10 p.m.

Temperature 36.44C 8:00 a.m. 36.78 3:15 p.m.

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