Happy Valentine's Day

Hi all,
Well we could sure use some "HAPPY" today, last night was a rough one.  One of the side effects of the new chemo that Sarah had last week is irritated, dry, itchy eyes, naturally she had to deal with this side effect.   We were up almost all night because she was in so much pain; we tried drops, wet cloths, and benadryl, all to no avail.  Called the doctor's office at 11:30pm, the on-call doctor said try giving her more of the steroid medication, and come in at 9am, so we gave her more meds, and prayed for morning.   By the time we arrived at the cancer center this morning, Sarah was ready to rip her eyes out, poor kid!  The doctor checked her out, agreed that her eyes were in fact very irritated, and suggested we see the eye doctor, so off we went.  Arrived at the eye doctors office, (yes- the same one we were at yesterday) and all it took was one look for him to see that her eyes were extremely dry and irritated and in need of medication.  Armed with lubricating drops and a prescription we headed for home, three cheers and many thanks to Eye Care 20/20 for coming to our rescue again!!!  Sarah rested this afternoon, and thankfully the medication seems to be working, slowly but surely.  Chef Zen made a special Valentine's Day dinner that was thoroughly enjoyed and devoured by all!  Thanks to Michele, and Beth & Jamie for bringing over desserts, I for one can't wait to dig in.  Then it is early to bed, tomorrow is another busy day.  We have Sarah's scheduled blood-work appointment in the afternoon; this test will determine her white blood count.  Once her white blood count reaches a certain level we will have to go to New Brunswick to the Cancer Center of NJ for the stem-cell collection, another scary hurdle we can't wait to get past!!!!
Hopefully she will feel up to some retail therapy after her blood work,  Short Hills Mall is just a short distance from the hospital.  Tomorrow is also Greg's 21st birthday!!!! Where has the time gone?
Thanks to all the people who continue to send their good wishes, it helps more than you know.  Sarah has certainly touched a lot of people in her young life and we are very proud of her.  Special thanks to all of our wonderful friends and family, you are there to listen when we need to talk, and you understand when we can't. 
love and happiness to all,
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