RWJ. Day 3

Hi all, We made it through day 3! The last chemo just finished, Hooray!!!! I am beginning to think that my daughter has a split personality; "night-time Sarah" is a nightmare, while "day-time Sarah" is as good as gold and as sweet as honey! Last night I thought we would have to call in the "exorcist" so I was a little wary this morning when we finally woke up, but I was pleasantly surprised when my daughter greeted me with a smile and a cheerful "hallo mum," (she is back to the British accent, which is a good sign that she is in a good mood.) Sarah was able to be disconnected from her IV for several hours this morning, she showered, we put fresh sheets on her bed, we walked around the unit for some exercise, and then we colored, all-in-all a very productive morning! After a short nap, daddy arrived with a buttered bagel and chips, two of Sarah's favorite foods! After lunch, Zen worked some techno magic, and now Sarah can watch the Devil's and the Yankees on her computer, another problem fixed! We spoke to the "Team" of doctors and nurses, and they all agree that Sarah is doing well and tolerating the chemo with minimal side effects. They have adjusted some of her medications, so we are hopeful that her headaches will subside, and her moods will stabilize, can't ask for much more at this point. This weekend we are in a sort of holding pattern while the chemo works it's magic and kills off the white blood cells, and then works its way out of Sarah's system. According to the "formula" she will be good to go for the stem-cell recovery transfusion on Tuesday, and then we wait for her white cells to multiply and her counts to get to an acceptable level for her to be able to go home! But I am getting ahead of myself, back to one day at a time, and today has been a good one; Sarah got mail today, skyped with cousins, had several phone calls, and a bazillion Facebook messages, oh and we played draw something on our phones, which is not so easy to do, at least for me. So dear family and friends, today we will leave you on a good note, with positive thoughts and well-wishes. Love, Maria