Poor Jesse… even with the anti nausea medicines she still gets sick. We went today to pick Chris up from school. Right now Jesse only wants to eat McDonald’s French Fries. I stopped and got her some to eat on the way. I noticed while we at the school that she was starting to behave as she does before she gets sick. I figured since she was misreable that I would give her some benedryl to help her feel better. The minute that hit her stomach it was over with 🙁
She was steadily telling me that she wasn’t going to get sick the entire time. But afterward she felt so much better, and ate 4 chicken nuggets. I know that she hates throwing up… but it seems to really improve things after she does.
Yesterday, we traveled to clinic for her checkup and to see if Red Fred the IV bag was going to keep hanging out with us. She does really well with Red Fred. She’ll drag him along. I heard her tell the bag to come on and keep up. And I even heard tell it once that they were coming to see me.
Our doctor decided to disconnect her Fred. Her first words were “Yeah I’m free!” Then she went out the door ( I didn’t realize it at the time) to find her nurse. Then she came running back in jumping up and down that she was free. Naming the bag Fred makes it easier for her to tolerate it, but she is smart. She knows that it’s not normal to have that attached to her.
All of her levels are great (or were great). Her ANC was 22,000… but this will be short lived. Her ANC will fall once the cisplatin really kicks in.
Earlier today, Jesse and I went to see big sis, Chris, perform in chapel for Walnut Hills Baptist Church Learning Center. I was hoping that Jesse would quietly site with me and let that time be about Chris… nope. Jesse had to sit with Chris. Chris’ teachers were wonderful and let her. Jesse even got in on one of the songs. She did do really staying on the bench for one song. She wants to be part of her sister’s class badly. Thank you to her teachers and the staff for letting her be a small part of the class.
I ended up having to take her out because she got noisy that I wasn’t going to let her roam between me and her sister.
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