At The Hospital Yet Again

We are set up at the hospital.  It took all day at home yesterday and today to get packed.  We arrived here late afternoon/early evening and the girls both played in the trailer with mommy while daddy got things set up.  Then Debbie and Kelsey (Sarah’s other family) showed up to cart her away.  It’s always difficult having to let her go but the Dunham’s have been a spectacular “second” family for her and we owe them SO much.

Mommy, daddy and Rebekah then went out to dinner at a kid-friendly Mexican restaurant the Pashley’s showed us a few months back – Chez Jose.  Good food and kids everywhere.  This is one of the few days in the entire chemo cycle that Rebekah’s counts should be good enough to be out in public so we took advantage of it.  Rebekah enjoyed watching the other kids, especially the babies.  Then we walked around the dollar store for a while (trying to wear Rebekah out so she would sleep well in the close quarters of the trailer tonight.)  Rebekah shopped and shopped every isle.  Daddy is REALLY scared that he has a shopper on his hands.

We got back to the trailer and put Rebekah to bed.  That was about 45 minutes ago and she is still lying down behind the curtain saying “shhh shhh shhh”.  She was actually singing a few minutes ago.  Once she gets to sleep mommy and daddy can set up their beds.  Right now its just trying to be quiet and watch the small 13” tv and keep quiet enough for Rebekah to sleep in this 100 square foot mansion  (

Tomorrow morning we go to clinic first for blood tests and then, assuming that her blood counts are acceptable, we will be admitted and start chemo.  We would like to see chemo start by 6pm based on past experience.  Yesterday we were a bit concerned Rebekah would need blood because she was being crabby, had no energy, and would not leave mommy’s arms (making it fun to pack!)  Today, however, she seemed to be a little bit better.  She misses her sister already but has over all been doing pretty good.  I really hate to see us going into chemo again and knocking that out of her again.

Please pray for the week to fly by and be uneventful with Rebekah keeping as much of her strength as possible.