Sorry I didn't update sooner...I spent the night at the hospital with Aly last night. All of our electronic gadgets were out of battery power so I could not update while there.
Aly is home today. We arrived home around 1pm. She had to get a dose of platelets and a medicine which helps stimulate white blood cell growth before we could leave. It is amazing what a bag of blood, platelets and some antibiotics will do to help make someone feel better. Aly was extremely upset that she didn't get to go home on Thursday. They had told us on Wednesday that it will most likely just be an overnight stay. Then on Thursday they said they wanted to make sure the blood cultures they took were negative for bacteria. So we had to wait. She was not a happy camper when I arrived there in the evening. Grandma and Grandpa tried there best to lift her spirits during the day while Kevin and I were at work. They pushed her to go and visit Maddy who was in for chemo and another patient we found out was a friend of a relative. So, that helped a bit, but Aly was frustrated. When she is frustrated she is stubborn. She didn't want to leave her bed, didn't want to eat, just was in the mood to pout. I talked her into watching Mary Poppins with me. Midway through we took a break and took a walk and took the elevator to a floor that had vending machines. We did a mini raid. She picked out fruit snacks and Grape Crush. She didn't have much of each, but it seemed to make her a little happier to break out of the wing for a little bit.
She felt really good today. Had the color back in her cheeks and wanted to just play today. She also ate quite well. A subway sandwich for lunch and spaghetti noodles without sauce and some bread for dinner. We are thrilled when she wants to eat!
Tomorrow, we are planning to attend part of the meat raffle. Please join us if you are in the Saint Michael area. It is at Ditto's Bar from 1-5pm. We will probably arrive around 2 or 3 pm. Hope to see you there!
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