Yesterday’s visit went well. We flew into Anchorage early in the morning picked up our car and got to the hospital in record time Ava had her labs done and everything looked better than normal. Her counts were even up higher than they have been - and that was to be expected since she didn’t have her chemo bringing her system down.
Again – we had another quick flight home which is always a treat to be home sooner than expected. Ava sat next to the window, I sat in the middle and a Trooper named Robert sat in the aisle seat. Ava made the flight interesting when she continuously commented on how handsome Robert was and insisted that I ask him to come to our house and stay the night. I had to explain to her that Mommy was married and Daddy wouldn't appreciate that and that she shouldn't be talking to strangers anyway....ughh...all I could do was laugh and ask the poor guy if he had kids of his own (he did).
Still she has her daily complaint of a sore throat, sore shin and sore spots on her back. It was easy sailing for the most part last week. No fevers or secondary illnesses (flu, cold etc.) anyway...Thank God
We didn’t get around to doing her beads of courage – but that will be done next time I’m sure when she goes with Daddy.
Her scans were originally scheduled for next week (the 24th) but I think we are going to wait until the 30th…that way we will have one more chemo treatment in there and hopefully more progress made to get us to phase II.
Ava got to visit with Dana this week – and that was very special for her. She has wanted to visit for a long time.
Still – we have not made a decision on whether or not we will relocate to Anchorage. I did however, request additional time (1 year) to make my decision. This just is not a good time to add more chaos to our life.
A special note of appreciation to our team at Children’s Hospital in Anchorage – they are wonderful people!!! We look forward to seeing them on Fridays Although hopefully come November we won’t be seeing them so often!
The mileage for our trip this week was once again gifted to us by some amazing co-workers at Alyeska. Kathy, Richelle, Cheryl, Shana and others have been taking care of these tickets for over a month and on Monday I went through the day taking care of many things that have been neglected for so long and wondered how on earth we are able to get through a day sometimes…Thank you ladies for making our lives so much easier – your thoughts and actions are so much appreciated and will always be remembered.
We also have been enjoying some wonderful Mexican Cornbread Pie – THANKS Anita! I also was treated to a massage on Wednesday – ahh…it was heaven. It has been a good month since I had a good nights’ sleep and that night I slept soo….well!
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo
Ava eating a popcicle with her bear after chemo.
Ava playing dress up in Daddy's clothes :)
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