- our little vampire princess, who has now had 3 blood transfusions. They do always bring some color and energy back to our little girl though;
- 2 zombies, Stefan and I had little to no sleep Thursday night and needed a caffeine IV Friday;
- Our little clown - Nathan is always full of smiles!
Thursday night, sure enough our little girl started calling out for fishy crackers at 2:30.....having to reject her food request, I laid with her for the rest of the night. We made it to the hospital at 7:30, and the staff at Childrens were excellent, starting work right away so our hungry girl could get her biopsy over with. In no time, blood work had been done and analyzed, and she was sedated and done with her 10 minute procedure. She awoke to her little buffet of snacks and started chowing down!
After last weekend, I stayed on top of the nausea front, ensuring she was taking her anti-nausea meds AND the gravol. But....we were still bombarded with an exorcist style puking session at 10:30 pm. After cleaning up, we were back in bed by 1am, and all was good for the remainder of the night.
Saturday we got out to enjoy the sunshine and took turns with some well deserved naps. Our little clown took a first - first time in a swing! Our little butterball is such a happy camper, all smiles - and I have to say has made this process easier for us. He has been so good being left with others, and cheers us up everyday with his always smiling face!
Sunday we were treated with another beautiful day and a run for mommy and daddy!
The best part of this weekend is that Charlotte has finally wanted to play! We had several hours away from the tv to play, sing songs, read books and watch the neighbors kitty's out the window! We had two special visitors - Charlotte's child care provider, who she was very happy to see! And Stefan's friend from his life guarding days brought some much appreciated supplies, including some parking passes for Childrens!
The low-light of the weekend (aside from the puking session) was when Charlotte handed me over a lock of her hair this morning saying "look mommy"....
We aren't back to Children's until Friday, and Charlotte has medication free days Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday - a treat!
We are in to the Cancer agency Wednesday for Stefan's semi-annual MRI and Dr.'s appointment - please send prayers (all denominations accepted :)) and positive vibes to my two superheros! Thanks!
3 comments:
BIG prayers positive vibes and healthy energy coming your way for a relaxing happy week. I hope Wednesday goes well. As always give us a call if you need any last minute anythings!! All the best.
Christy, Rich and Morgan
Hey, thinking of you guys. Taleen, we found that if we missed the "helper" medication, even by 1 hour was enough to send Mike into his "vomit comet" syndrome. Make sure you keep on top of it. Also ginger. I flavoured everything with ginger - supposed to settle the stomach. Mike seemed to like it.
He also found that sitting up, rather than lying down, stopped the spinning a bit more. The stomach acid was what caused most of the vomiting, so finding a way to keep that down was helpful.
Some people find bananas help as well.
Stay strong, my friend. This too will pass.
Pam and Mike
Dear Taleen, Stefan, and Charlotte, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Minerva
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