Hello again,
So it has officially been a week since Evie was diagnosed. So much has happened, it's still somewhat hard to believe. We wanted to first of all thank everyone who has emailed or called - your warm wishes and support have meant a lot and greatly helped us. You have all confirmed what we already knew: we have an amazing group of family and friends to rely on.
Evie was released from Sick Kids on Thursday afternoon and is now considered an out-patient within Haematology/Oncology. On Wednesday morning she had a minor surgery to install a device called a port in her chest that will facilitate the administration of her chemotherapy treatments. She will have the port for as long as her treatments are needed, and though it may sound rough, it actually makes the process less painful. Not wasting any time, Evie had her first chemotherapy treatment on Wednesday afternoon. As mentioned before, it is a low dose / high frequency treatment plan, consisting of a combination of two drugs, with the addition of an anti-nauseant. All in all, Wednesday was a big day for Evie.
Now that we are home we are trying to get back to normal - at least the new normal. The plan now is quite simple: we continue to monitor Evie, return to Sick Kids weekly for her treatments, attend appointments as necessary with other departments (ie. opthamology check up in December), and most importantly stay positive that the Chemotherapy is doing it's job. It does make you feel somewhat helpless, but as my Dad keeps reminding me, "We have no reason to think chemotherapy wont work. Don't give up on something before you even give it a chance".
Evelyn is happy to be at home, she definitely missed her big sister! She is doing well, happy as ever, though I think she got a little spoiled having both parents to herself! She is venturing further into the world of solid foods (still detests carrots!) and has managed to figure out how to move more on her own....despite traveling backwards instead of forwards!
Once again, thank you for your overwhelming love and support, it means the world.
Paul and Kristine
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