For the first time, we walked into our hospital no longer in treatment. We are still under their care, but Peyton is no longer a “patient”. It felt good! We’ve had a love affair with our hospital and clinic from the start, and we never cease to be thankful that Peyton was diagnosed in a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘peyton’s treatment’
One time I don’t want to party
I had this whole post planned about the “end of treatment party” or lack thereof. I even had it partially drafted. Everything I needed to say about this subject is totally encapsulated in the next sentences I’m going to type: Another friend’s child relapsed this week. A young man, eleven years out of treatment, was [...]
The end is nigh!
I’m sure you’re prepared for some sort of WOWZER! type post about the last day of clinic chemo. I just don’t have it in me today. It happened today, though. Finally. Port working on first try. Check. Final Vincristine given safely. Check. Peyton went happily to be anesthetized. Check. Sort of wishing they’d anesthetized me [...]
The weight of words
Peyton had her bi-weekly oncology clinic visit today. They pricked her finger and we got a CBC (complete blood count) that showed everything is right on target. My heart is relieved. Each visit, each month…no matter how good she looks, how energetic she’s been…there’s a stutter in my chest while I wait to receive the [...]
My trademark brand of crazy
When something’s weighing heavy on your heart, do you have a sure-fire way of overcoming the funk that wants to drown you? Avoid thinking about it? Get so busy you don’t have time to obsess about it? Or do you just indulge in the funk, wallowing in it until you are neck-deep in the sheer [...]
