Close to Normal?

The visiting nurse came today. Max's regular nurse was out sick, but her backup was very nice, and Max wowed her. Because he has been so great with all the tests, I just assume that all kids are this good, but, as she was getting her stuff together, Max was asking questions, including if he could cry (he always asks this and never really does). She said of course, and then said to me that most kids are already crying by that point. I don't think she really believed me when I said that his crying was mostly for show until she had finished. It probably hurt more than normal, too, because she was early and I put the numbing cream on late.

His counts were amazing. His ANC was in the normal level and everything else, except for the white blood count, are getting closer and closer to normal. The white count will stay low as long as he is taking the cyclosporene. His platelet count was over 100! This is really feeling real now. We have been getting together with people more and more, trying to resume as much of a normal life as possible. He still can't go back to school until next fall, but we stopped in to visit his preschool after they had let out for the day to sign him up for next year. He was thrilled to see his teachers again. They couldn't believe how much he had grown. It is nice to be planning for the future again.

WBC: 3.9
HCT: 32
HGB: 11
PLT: 109
ANC: 1521