And just to prove that our reaction to treatment is completely unpredictable and very individual... Alex is adding chilli to everything so he can taste something. He loves tomato soup but can't handle chicken soup. Hates the taste of avocado and mashed potato gets stuck. Vegemite makes him retch at the thought (very unAustralian but entirely understandable to the rest of the world). By next week the reverse will be true I am sure.

But seriously, Alex's taste disturbances started back in March with chemotherapy. The first thing that came back was Alex's sense of sweet which lines up with how children develop. So if we use this as a guide the last thing to come back should be spicy (although Alex is the exception). Sorry, can't remember the order of the other tastes but maybe someone will be less lazy and Google for me.

Alex's taste and craving for one thing or another changes from week to week. Since we were warned that taste may take years to recover, he was over the moon the day he discovered that beer is palatable again after 5-6 months of sitting one in front of him for appearances sake only.