Today was a much different day than yesterday. We were still on isolation for almost all of the day. They finally sprung us at about 4:30 this afternoon. Thankfully though, Brenn is not sick. This is great news, as we will still be able to get out of the hospital within the next couple days! We are all getting sick of this place. The doctors and nurses are really great here, but you just can't substitute real family time, and a place where you don't have someone pocking at you all the time.
As I said though, today was a very different day from yesterday. Brenn was feeling sick to her stomach this morning, so the nurse gave her some Gravol. While it had the desired effect of making her not feel sick, she has been very lethargic all day. She is just laying in bed eating non-stop, and not talking unless it is to ask for more food. It really is amazing how much food Brenn has eaten this afternoon. They told us that she was going to be hungry but WOW.
There was also a chicken pox outbreak on the ward today, which is really about the worst thing that can happen on a oncology wing. They have given every child a vaccination, weather or not they have already had one or not. They are still going to send us to Ronald McDonald house, as most of the kids there were also exposed. They say that if Brenn shows any sings, they will not show up for another 7-10 days. So please pray that Brenn and the other kids in the oncology ward will not get the Chicken Pox, as this can be very serious with such a compromised immune system. Please also prey for the little boy that actually has the Chicken Pox, that he will be okay. He has been moved to another ward where he will be much less of a risk to the other kids around him and put into isolation. This is all very scary again. It seems like everything is 1000 times more scary now than it was a couple weeks ago. It really is amazing how life changes and takes you in a completely new direction.
Brenn has her lumbar puncture and bone marrow tomorrow. We are all looking forward to having a long morning with no food and nothing to drink. It should be really fun with Brenns new found hunger coupled with the fact that her medicine also makes really cranky....Should be fun planning what we might eat. There is still a chance that we might get out of here tomorrow. Dr. Bond was in earlier talking to us, and thinks that there should be no reason why we couldn't leave tomorrow.....YAAAAAAA! The only thing is she will be in a lot of pain after her lumbar puncture, and if she is in enough pain they will keep her the extra night. The nursing staff wants her to stay the extra night, so we will see what happens. We are a little scared about going home (to the Ronald McDonald house), and needing to know so much, but the only way we are going to learn is by trying on our own. Wish us luck!
We received another care package today. Thank you to Cedars Christian School, Integris Credit Union, and many friends. We really are overwhelmed and grateful for all the support that we are receiving. Brenn and Samantha are both getting spoiled and loving it, but all the gifts are really helpful. The girls are getting some toys to play with, and many practical things like clothing. Thank you all, it has really been a challenge getting all the things that the girls need while we have been here, just for the lack of time. It really has helped because we came down to Vancouver in such a hurry there was really no way to plan for all the things that we were going to need for the long haul.
Best wishes and thank you all for your prayers and support,
Scott, Christine, Brenn and Samantha
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