Wednesday 2/15/12

First things first, Happy 21st Birthday Greg!!! I can not believe my baby boy is all grown up, even though you past me in height years ago, You will always be my little boy. Remember that even with all the craziness that has become our "normal" we love you and hold you close in our hearts. Our day began with breakfast and birthday wishes for Greg, he left for class and the rest of us left for Sarah's doctor appointment. We met with the social worker to discuss our week, and work on some relaxation techniques, so far so good. Then it was in to see Dr. M; he had to check Sarah's eyes, discuss the tentative plans for the next couple of weeks, and then she had a blood test to check her white bLood count. As expected her white blood count was low, so we need to watch for signs of fever and infection, and go back for another blood count check on Friday. Things were moving right along, sarah was anxiously awaiting lunch, just a few more minutes to check on prescriptions and we would be off. The best laid plans........ Sarah felt a little dizzy so the nurses quickly sat her down, got her a soda,(for some sugar) and a bag of chips, but unfortunately it was not enough and she passed out and slipped to the floor!! Nurses and doctors came running, the ER was called, her port was accessed again, fluids and oxygen started, a stretcher appeared and we were off to emergency! It all happened so fast, and yet it seemed like forever. Once in the ER Sarah's vital signs had to be checked, and then she was whisked off for a cat scan. The good news, they took her right away for the scan, bad news, we had to wait an hour for the results! In the mean time more blood was drawn, and more questions asked, Zen went to the cafe to get Sarah a grilled cheese sandwich, the poor kid was starving at this point! Dr. M came in about 4pm to tell us that the cat scan was good, in fact not only was Sarah good to go home, the scan showed that the lymphomas had shrunk considerably!!!! Yeah, a happy ending to a crappy day! All that was left to do, was be signed out by the ER doctor, we waited, and waited, checked with the nurse, waited some more, and finally I couldn't take it anymore, so I told the nurse we were leaving, and miraculously the discharge papers appeared! We left the house at 11:30am, and at 5pm we were finally on our way home! Once home we had a quick dinner, and sarah lay down for a rest. Sarah is a little feverish now, what a day! Here's hoping for a good nights sleep and a better tomorrow. Night all, M