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I arrived yesterday (half an hour early ... southwest if you must ask) and was escorted by Daniel to the hospital where Jaime gave me a tour of the facility and instructions for the weekend. We were all very excited and happy to see each other. We talked for a short while to catch up and then went to bed. My mom had a great night and even got to sleep an hour extra before the nurse came in to begin the routine. At 6 am they drew blood to check to see if she needed a platelet transfusion, which she did, later on. We started the morning in a very girly fashion. I surprised my mom with a VERY cool (not according to Daniel..but everyone else in this hospital) wig. So we played around with it and played dress up and took pictures. They say that she actually may not need need it, however she may just take it on for a change of pace...since it's so cool. Who knows, she may start growing her hair right now to mold her new look. I think she got so excited that her blood pressure went up a bit...so we had to find something less fun to do. We decided that we would spy on Isabella's Saturday morning music class by Skye. We were able to watch the whole class without any of the kids finding out. It was a thrill for my mom to be able to join in on the fun. While this was going on, my mom was receiving her antibiotic, which she gets every four hours. During this time, Daniel also arrived. When she was through with her antibiotics, she was able to shower and eat lunch with out being connected to any IVs. Just as we thought we were going to be able to leave for a walk, the nurse came in with another bag of IVs. This time for platelets. So, rather than taking a walk outside, Mom, Daniel and I played a bunch of games. Finally, around 4:30, we were able to go outside for a nice walk around the facility. Mom took us over to the hope lodge for a tour to show us where she will hopefully be staying for two months after her first month and after she receives her bone marrow transplant. We also walked around the campus and the ponds and took pictures. We came back for dinner and some more antibiotics... and the night is still young...so tune in for more tomorrow......P.S. They just unhooked her again...so off we go gallivanting around the hospital looking for trouble.....
I arrived yesterday (half an hour early ... southwest if you must ask) and was escorted by Daniel to the hospital where Jaime gave me a tour of the facility and instructions for the weekend. We were all very excited and happy to see each other. We talked for a short while to catch up and then went to bed. My mom had a great night and even got to sleep an hour extra before the nurse came in to begin the routine. At 6 am they drew blood to check to see if she needed a platelet transfusion, which she did, later on. We started the morning in a very girly fashion. I surprised my mom with a VERY cool (not according to Daniel..but everyone else in this hospital) wig. So we played around with it and played dress up and took pictures. They say that she actually may not need need it, however she may just take it on for a change of pace...since it's so cool. Who knows, she may start growing her hair right now to mold her new look. I think she got so excited that her blood pressure went up a bit...so we had to find something less fun to do. We decided that we would spy on Isabella's Saturday morning music class by Skye. We were able to watch the whole class without any of the kids finding out. It was a thrill for my mom to be able to join in on the fun. While this was going on, my mom was receiving her antibiotic, which she gets every four hours. During this time, Daniel also arrived. When she was through with her antibiotics, she was able to shower and eat lunch with out being connected to any IVs. Just as we thought we were going to be able to leave for a walk, the nurse came in with another bag of IVs. This time for platelets. So, rather than taking a walk outside, Mom, Daniel and I played a bunch of games. Finally, around 4:30, we were able to go outside for a nice walk around the facility. Mom took us over to the hope lodge for a tour to show us where she will hopefully be staying for two months after her first month and after she receives her bone marrow transplant. We also walked around the campus and the ponds and took pictures. We came back for dinner and some more antibiotics... and the night is still young...so tune in for more tomorrow......P.S. They just unhooked her again...so off we go gallivanting around the hospital looking for trouble.....
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