Hi Fine people
Today started restful for Kody and me, though this was because we had a nice sleep at home. Over the other side of town, the other duo of the Holmes Gang had already been awake for a few hours before we arose. Immie had a rough night with many toileting mistakes, which involved many bed & clothing changes. Then at 3am, Immies tummy felt funny, and up came the ng tube. After that she felt much better and wanted to have a big chat....aww daddy did not think so, and Immie went to sleep till about 5.30am (kids energy!!!). Then cutting, then at 6.15am it was then surely a great time to trek around the ward on bike...and then walk the ward!!!..OMG...They spent the morning busy crafting and playing.
Mum and I arrived at 10am, with a USB cable for the talking dog, new pjs and Granma’s train set. Immie then went off to get her ng tube reinserted (not happy at all). At about 11.25am Immies stem cells arrived on the ward, a 16ml bag of life (incredible), at about 11.40am they were hung, and given over 15 minutes, so quick for all this work up. Immie was given a pre med that sedated her, so she slept through the whole thing. They keep a very close eye on her obs to observe any chance in her breathing or any reaction to the preservatives that are added to the stem cells to store. There was nothing different and she awoke about three hours later, and watch her tele quietly.
The afternoon I discovered another ladybird on my shoulder, another incredible positive omen, a sign of good luck, we totally believe.
At about 5pm, Immie went for a ride around the ward, did some more cutting and had a shower. The she went to sleep again.
Today was somewhat an emotional day for Jas and me, as the lead up to this 15 minutes has been huge, and the fact that the tiny bag is going to help her to make beautiful new cancer free cells is truly amazing. Without her incredible cells, she would possibly never have left the hospital again, her cells would have taken forever to return and she would more than likely have got an infection before that. We are forever grateful for the amazing PMH hospital and the incredible person who was the brains behind stem cell rescues, without that there would be no hope at playing the battle against the nasty beast of neuroblastoma.
Love and Happy thoughts for those beautiful new cells
The Holmes Gang
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