5 year old v. taking medication

So, I know my last few posts have been a little "wordy" so I will try to save you on some of the details.  Today was a pretty good day.  His steroids have begun to kick in and it has made him a little more irritable.  He yells a ton more and it's kind of funny sometimes.  His new word is "meany".  Now, everyone that wants to do something to him is a meany.  Unfortunately, most people that walk in that door want to check something on him.  Well, now he has to take some medication.  The two little pills for steroids aren't a problem because they are small and we can hide them in his food, but the liquid meds are.  As a 5 year old in a hospital, you don't have much control over anything.  The only thing he can control is if he takes his meds.  Well, that has been a fight.  Tonight we worked on it from 6-8:30.  The only thing we couldn't get him to take is the last 1/2 a tsp of his anti-biotic.  We finally tried holding him down but he spit it back up.  I feel so bad for him.  He has been such a trooper through this and done so well.  I wouldn't want to take the medicine either.

We obviously had some high's and low's but all in all things were o.k.  today.  Heidi let me go home and take a nap and that was awesome.  I was running out of gas in all honesty.  The hardest thing as a parent during this whole mess is trying to be strong.  After you get over the shock of being blind-sided you have to figure out what is best for Jake and what do we need to do to beat this thing.  It's tough to see Jakers like this, but we also know this is the best way for him to be ok.  It's hard to be positive and upbeat, yet also force him to take the medications when he fights and fights.  

Finally, it's interesting how things unfold.  We are now part of a "club" we never thought we would be in.  We have learned so much about leukemia and met so many great people that have gone through what we are going through.  We have, obviously, done tons of research and found different bike rides for leukemia and triathlon's for it as well.  The Lance Armstrong "livestrong" lifestyle and mentality has taken a new meaning to our little family.  I wish I had the answers to why things happen, but I don't.  All I know is that we can be bitter and mad and ask "why me" or we can go on and fight and figure this thing out.  Jake is so strong and positive.  You can tell he's hurting so much, but he's doing great.  Heidi is VERY strong.  It's a good thing because her husband is a wuss!  We, again, just want to thank everyone for all their support.  We will keep you updated.  We love the posts everyone leaves.  They are very helpful!