Two Radiation Treatments Remaining

Two more radiation treatments remaining! We are nearing the end of Radiation and halfway through Chemotherapy. It is hard to believe that we have made it this far. There is still much more to go, but some steps are behind us.

Today was a clinic day, so after Radiation we hung around for our appointment. Friend Pat came with us to help keep track of Sarah. While we were getting a bite to eat in the hospital, nurse Susi saw us and came over for a quick chat. She and some of the other staff had been looking at today's schedule and they didn't think that Rebekah needed to come in today because her counts we up last Friday. I had a few things that I wanted to discuss with the doctor, so I figured it was good to come in. They usually want to see us at least once a week, too.

Her counts were still doing fine. They are down a little, but that is to be expected.

She seems to be congested (from a cold), so I asked the doctor what (if anything) I could give her for that. She said that I can give single ingredient cold medicines like benadryl or robitussin dm, depending on the symptoms.

Rebekah's left eye is pretty red and it bothers me. I don't know for sure that it bothers her, but it worries me. I asked doc about that, too, and she suggested that we get Rebekah in to see an opthamologist. We could either go to the one we've seen before or she could refer me. Once home, I called the opthamologist that we had seen before to schedule an appointment. They weren't able to get Rebekah in this week with the same doctor and since we are in for chemo next week it would be a while before we could get in. I asked if we could see another doctor this week and was able to schedule an appointment for Wednesday morning with a different doctor (but one that I have seen several times). Please pray that all goes well with that appointment and that there will be no signs of damage.

Around Rebekah's G-Tube her skin is pretty sore. We want to be very careful about infection, so I wanted to know what we could do about that, too. Doc thought it looked more like skin irritation than infection and suggested that we use a "barrier" ointment like desitin to protect the skin from any seeping.

While at Clinic, we ran into Gage and his mom. They still have decisions to make, so please pray for them. We also ran into Kennedy and her mom. Kennedy was not having a good day. Her mom wasn't having a good day either. She seemed frustrated and I could see her concern for her daughter. They could use some prayers, too. It seems to me that there are soooooo many kiddos with cancer and they all need prayers. I know that my view is quite skewed, since much of my time is spent around the cancer clinic and the hospital. Yet I know there are many families that are coping with cancer in their kids. Uugh!