A Very Sad Boy

I don't quite know what to do about him.  I am pretty sure it is the Dexamethasone.  some people get really grumpy; apparently it makes Noah sad.  He has seemed really tired and kinda down since Saturday.  I put it down to staying up late and all that puking ( it can really tire a kid out), but I realized today that it is more than that. 
He has been kind of worried about today's clinic appointment the last couple of days.  He had to go to get the l'asparaginase injections in his legs this afternoon and by this afternoon he was downright scared.  He cried and curled up in a little ball, not letting the nurses anywhere near his legs with those needles.  I finally intervened, telling him the same thing I have been telling him all along, that the EMLA does work, he is always relieved when he can't feel the poke, etc.  I pulled his legs out, sat behind him and tried to calm him down.  If he is tense when they poke him, it hurts way more.  There is a trick that if he wiggles his toes, his legs are not too tensed up, so I encouraged him to do that.  It worked and when he didn't feel the poke he kind of sunk into me and said, " you were right..." Yikes.  Hopefully he remembers that on Wednesday!
Unfortunately, his mood didn't really improve after that.  He was trying to do a drawing with a volunteer who came to do crafts, but he couldn't.  He just looked over at me and tears rolled down his cheeks. For no reason at all.  When it was time for supper, he didn't want to eat what was provided, so I made him a tuna melt which he usually loves.  He sat down and cried.  I mean, sobbed.  He dripped tears all over the table and his sandwich and everything!  It wasn't even really about the food, and even talking to Tom on the phone didn't help.  I went over to him and he stood up and threw his arms around my neck and just cried.  I really hope it is a mood swing, and that he doesn't just stay down here at the bottom the whole three weeks... I don't think I could handle it.  He finally ate a bowl of cereal and went to bed. At 6:30.  He is still sleeping.  I have to give him another dose of that lovely Dexamethasone yet tonight. yay...
I guess I'll have to wake him up.  Fun....