Week 4 brought disappointment and side effects, but also a huge mental boost.

On Friday Liam had to go back to the hospital to check the blood count and get the all go for round 2 of chemo. Unfortunately his neutrophils were still way too low, so the scheduled chemo session starting on Tuesday had to be postponed. We will check again on Wednesday, and with a bit of (rotten) luck, we will be able to kick off round two on Thursday or Friday. Liam is determined to get rid of Jeff the Jerk, and it was something of a set-back that we can't just whack on with the treatment, and get it all over with. But we just have to deal with the blows and take it all day by day.

Saturday was then the day Liam started pulling his hair out in tufts. After looking like a mad scientist for a day, he finally allowed Dad to give him his first wet shave ever. He's rocking his new look - looking more and more like his big hero (no, not Dad; the other D - Dwayne Johnson). All he needs now are contact lenses, and maybe a tan and a bit of bulk - we're working on that last bit.

The most positive thing that happened in this last week was that Liam's class organised an amazing push-up challenge pledge for the students and teachers. The kids in his class got sponsors for the amount of push-ups they could each do, and everyone else at school could enter the challenge at a fee. It was an overwhelmingly incredible turnout, with so many contestants, the challenge had to be run in heats, and they raised a whopping HK$13,000! Although Liam is immune compromised and supposed to stay well away from crowds, we decided that the mental boost from seeing the action would far outweigh the risks, as long as we had him wrapped up in his mask, and everyone stayed an arm's length away. It was awesome to see how everyone is behind Liam and supporting him on this awful journey - it makes it a lot easier, knowing that we're not doing it alone. Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported the challenge! Liam especially enjoyed Mr. Buck and Mr. Gibbs' buddy pushup.

So, the coming week brings a check-up and hopefully the beginning of round two - who would have thought you could ever wish for chemotherapy to be on your schedule!

Thank you again to all of you for your continued support, thoughts, well-wishes and prayers, we really appreciate everything you're sending our way!