Thursday, October 18, 2012

Hope This Works

I have been trying to get a video uploaded of Sierra walking with her prosthesis, but I have been struggling big time. I know it is sideways, but atleast it is up here:) This video was her second time in her prosthesis on day 2 of physical therapy.
 

Sunday, October 7, 2012

4 To Go

Sierra had her fifth to last chemo round on Wednesday, the 3rd of October. It was Methotrexate, which means she gets a 4hr chemo drip and then we wait until she clears it enough from her system to go home, which usually takes 3ish days for her. She was in a great mood all day Wednesday, and we had a good time decorating her hospital room for Halloween, her grandma sent a bunch of fun things for her to use, so she definitely had the cutest room on the 3rd floor:) She did well for most of her chemo treatment, but started complaining of back and chest pain with about an hour left on her chemo drip. There was no sure sign of why the pain was happening, so they stopped her chemo and ordered a stat chest xray to be sure everything was looking good. I was a bit freaked out on the inside, but knew everything would be fine. I sent a quick text to Dave letting him know what was going on, and not to freak out, and we waited for the xray results, which came back normal. By the time the xray was done, Sierra was feeling fine, so the restarted her chemo and she finished up for the night. We still have no clue why it happened, but in the end it was all fine, thankfully. Since Sierra was in the hospital still on Friday night, I decided to brave and extra child there with us and invited Reece to stay over with Sierra and I at the hospital for the first time. The kids were both so excited, and it helped Sierra feel better about being there. We didn't do anything special, but they thought it was fun to go down to the cafeteria and pick their dinner and then sit in Sierra's bed and watch TV. Sierra had a pretty rough night that night though, sometimes the chemo can affect her mood pretty severely, and that was definitely going on Friday night. She was screaming and angry, for basically no reason, for several hours, and I was thankful when she finally wore herself out. After that she slept fine, and was feeling much better in the morning, but was anxious to go home, as soon as they told her that her levels were low enough she was ready to go. They couldn't de-access her fast enough, and luckily I had already began packing everything, knowing she would likely clear the chemo,  so we were able to load up pretty quick and get home before noon on Saturday.

She will go back in on Wednesday of this week to have her 4th to last chemo treatment, methotrexate again. We are getting very close to the end of her protocol and it is very exciting. Next week we will be making another trip as a family down to Portland for Sierra to be fitted for her prosthesis. She will get to try out walking for the first time since March. She will still be using her walker or crutches for a while, but she is so excited to begin working on this next goal, and I have a feeling that she will be a natural at using her prosthesis.


Being a goofball while getting her vitals done.

New games on the tablet are always a hit.

Monster High Dolls, a part of her most recent "Little Wish" from the hospital.

Totino's Pizza Rolls, the one food we must always have on hand.

Bub's first hospital sleepover.

SLEEPOVERS RULE