Isolation booth

Jackson and I have been toying with the idea since Tuesday but apparently today we finally decided to have full blown coughs. The people in Hem/Onc don't like you to have coughs, colds, or anything germ wise, of course. So we shamefacedly admitted to coughing which promptly bought us waiting away from the waiting area and a nurse who brought us masks before we were taken back to our "isolation room" for infusion. Basically they just stick you in a regular exam room instead of curtained partitions where the other kiddos are getting their Chemo. I was fine with that, but Jax missed the people watching (must have a little of his Aunt Courtney in him). Before we went to Chemo I drug Jackson to Ross Dress for Less and Target. After Ross Jax was feeling tired and holding his arm all weird and stiff saying his neck and chest hurt. I wouldn't let him stay in the car at Target so I asked them if he could drive a handicapped scooter---he lit up at that! Took out one rack of clothes (he moved it like 3 feet before he stopped) and banged into a couple of end caps and smiled the whole time. I lived in mortal fear of him mowing me down, and a couple of time I jumped away in the nick of time, what we mothers do.....honestly! After our 2 hours commute (I thought the hotel looked closer on the map, and actually it's only 30 or so miles but the traffic here is a joke)and our one hour at the hospital it was late afternoon when we started in on Jackson's Math homework and English homework. We gave that up about 9pm. People keep asking me if I am so bored, I really wish I was. I was hoping for a nap but so far one eludes me. I really thought I was done with homework but that day never seems to come! I am not doing it for him, but redirecting, refocusing, helping look for information and calming him down because he is overwhelmed so easily right now. I am missing home, especially since Sammi and Carter are sick and Sierra is on the fence with it too. Carter told me tonight he wants me to come home and he misses me--sigh. I know I could go home, and someone would take Jax and finish these last two days off, but I can't. Maybe several Chemo's in when I know how it is going to be for him, but not yet. Plus Jax is not 100% and when you are 14 you can only lose it in front of your Mom or Dad, I wouldn't want him to be deprived of losing this week if he wants to!! He deserves that much at the least.