Our heros - the nurses of 3b : )

Nurses...I am not sure what we would have done with out the fabulous nurses on Ward 3b, they are there for your child and some times even you the parent. They work tirelessly at providing care for your child, answering questions from the parents, soothing the tears, (from both the child and the parent : ). We have met some of the most caring people while on 3b, they are there when the tough gets worse and the good gets better. Without them we can honestly say we would have struggled even more.

Thank you so much to all
the nurses of 3b, and everywhere else we treked in PMH.



Nurse Claire and Imogen

Nurse Rochelle and Immie doing blood pressures

Nurse Lizzie and Immie doing pulses

Nurse Zac ( jack as Imogen fondly called him) and Immie playing with her taps

Email recorded on the 9th of June 2007

Hi all
Well I am home again for my Saturday nite R & R and coupla glasses of wine...Jason is holding the reins...Immie thinks that is fabulous!!.

We have had a few draining and eventful days with being admitted ( as Jas told you all), hitting temp of 38 taking blood cultures, growing staph, removing our permant pic line ( yep Mr pic is no longer, back to bloody IV lines and praying veins don't collapse), taking two shots at getting the IV line in as immies veins, don't want to play any more. Then yes then hour sleep and the creaming and crying all night.
Luckily yesterday (Friday), only a few chucks, and a lot of sleep catch up, then a audio (hearing) test - We failed miserably, Immie was not at all interested in the blinking boxes with dorothy the dinosaur and bob the builder in them after 5 mins ( I am asking what kid wouldn't..to me it was bloody boring). Anyway we will try again in the couplaweeks ( they wanted us to do it next wednesday, but we have persuaded them to change their mind as we will be there practically everyday next week). Then last night she only woke once...thank you god!!!.
Though today she has been drooling....mmmm...this usually means muscistis (have no idea how to spell this)...ulcers in the mouth..and the only thing that can fix that is neutrophilis ( immune system) kicking back up. Every day they are getting a little better. Next week we have another GFR (kidney test) on Tuesday and CAT Scan on Thursday, and then the operation with things being moved around every where> it could be at any time after the CAT Scan, it looks to be Monday the 18th of> June. We will let every one know as soon as the op is over and we know something.
We ask you to send positive thoughts, prayers and vibes that "the tumour will be easy to remove and Immie will be cancer free forever" to us for the next coupla weeks..that would be much appreciated. We are all still battling on, and taking one day at a time..sometimes one minute....at a time. Immie is still smiling and in pretty good spirit...kids are amazing and Imogen is a amazing super star.

Love to you all Fiona and The Holmes Gang