Milo is five today, which he’s mostly celebrating by snoozing on the office sofa behind me.

He’s nearing the end of his fourth (modified) CHOP protocol, with just over 4 weeks and 3 more vet visits to go.

Since going into remission at the start of the year things have proceeded mostly uneventfully, which is how we like it. The one hiccup has been when the vet couldn’t get a line in for Vincristine. A little manoeuvring was needed around winter half term and Easter holidays; but that was due to vet availability rather than anything going on with Milo.

ManyPets have been prompt with payments, with everything up to date at time of writing. There should be enough to get him to the end of this protocol, but the follow up scan will likely tip things past the annual policy limit before it resets in August. Hopefully he gets another extended remission to enjoy the summer.

Past parts:

1. diagnosis and initial treatment

2. first setback

3. back on track

4. second setback

5. easing the pace

6. counting the cost

7. fat boy

8. done CHOPping for now

9. scans

10. relapse

11. remission

12. complications

13. more H

14. three

15. scans (again)

16. relapse redux

17. remission redux

18. OK but delays

19. four

20. extended remission

21. CHOP #4

22. remission again