At The Hospital, Ready for Chemo

We are in the camping trailer tonight in the hospital parking lot.  Tomorrow morning we go into clinic at 10 am and should be admitted as long as Rebekah’s counts are doing ok.  She hasn’t failed counts to start Chemo, yet, but there is always a first time.  

It has been a busy weekend.  Saturday morning we had a group of about a dozen people come to help paint the living room, hall and the trim boards for around the floor in the playroom.  They showed up about 9.  Mom was madly trying to finish getting things packed and get all the girls out the door, so that we weren’t in the paint fumes (and the girls weren’t into trouble in the paint).  It was about 10:15 by the time we got out the door and they were already painting in some areas.  

Daddy tells me that they got the painting done, and the sectional couches moved around.  The couch that was in the living room was moved into the play room.  We had been storing another couch at our friend’s (the Olsen’s) while we were waiting to get the room done.  And with the help yesterday, they were able to get the pieces back to the house and set up in the living room.  A BIG thank you to the Olsen’s for storing it for us for a really long time.  He tells me that the play room seems much smaller and the living room seems much larger.  I won’t see it for another week, so I’ll have to take his word for it.  Another BIG thank you to the Helping Hands group of Our Place Church who did the painting and furniture moving.  It is such a blessing to have that done.

After leaving the house, I dropped Sarah off at Grandma A’s and switched the car seat from rear facing to forward facing for her and got it sized for Sarah.  She is such a growing girl!  Then Rebekah and I headed over to Grandma M’s.  We settled in and trained Grandma M on some of the care for Rebekah and then I headed out to do a little shopping.  I figured that I better take the opportunity while I had it.  This week we’re in the hospital and next week Rebekah’s counts will be low and then it is Christmas.

Today, we celebrated Rebekah’s birthday with family. It was a good party with all the cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents.  A little crazy with all the people and naps were delayed.  It was after 4pm by the time I was able to get the girls to sleep, after everyone had left.  But they did both get naps.  Rebekah woke up really crabby from hers.  All she wanted was her shoes.  She seemed to want to go see Daddy and sleep in HER trailer.  She was not happy when she saw him drive away with it shortly before her nap.  He wanted to get it set up before it got too dark.

At about 7:30, we headed down to the hospital.  Friend Debbie and her daughter Nicki met us at the hospital to pick up Sarah for the week.  Again, bless you Dunham family.

Rebekah continues to have some diarrhea and diaper rash.  Mostly, she has been tolerating her food.  Please pray that the diarrhea and diaper rash go away, and that she continues to tolerate her food.  The chemo will often make her nauseous.