While Sharlah has not mentioned the time of chemo before, and the 3 months+ of recovery time, this is still a move forward for all of us emotionally. Maureen (btw, I had to delete many many smiley faces from Sharlah's words. Just imagine them hither and yon!)
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We had our first outing today in 2 months!!! My husband said that I would go stir crazy before Bekah did and I think he was right.
Bekah and I went to Target -after school began- but before lunch (less crowded). She wore her mask and did a great job not touching anything. After shopping for a very cute Hello Kitty outfit (her favorite) we came back home, stripped and then showered. Hopefully, we will have kept all the germs at bay. Regardless, I think she loved the ordinariness of the trip! Now we are washing the clothes and she can't wait to wear them tomorrow! What a special treat (the clothes and the outing).
Update:
* Bekah is fighting a low grade fever again. I just hope it doesn't go any higher. She is still on steroids and that is probably keeping it in check.
* Dr. Graham called from Tuscon. He said he planned on calling the dr's but has already talked to our nurse practitioner and feels the Dr's are all on the same page about not having to wait more then one more month for transplant. Because she is severe neutropenic (almost no white cells) combined with having a match (yeah!) they don't want to wait too long.
* Home schooling is hard! It is not easy to convince her to sit and learn even when it is fun stuff. The homebound teacher from the hospital said not to push....so I take lots of deep breaths and say "OK. Maybe we will try something else." (THAT is soooo not me!)
Tomorrow we go in for cbc (blood counts). So I will update later.
I also want to add how much all your prayers mean to us. ..Thank-you! It fills our hearts with such a good feeling knowing that others pray for Bekah to be healed.
lots of love--Sharlah