Day 79, April 3
Ok…So Allyson was beside me on her bed and she said, “Mommy, I need a hug.” I obliged and gave her a hug. She then said, “Mommy, I love you.” Finally, she leaned over and gave me three kisses on the cheek. If that doesn’t make your heart melt, I don’t know what will…
This morning, I got Benjamin out of his bed and began to change his diaper. I gave him an extra diaper to play with…if I don’t, sometimes it’s like changing a monkey - he wraps his legs around my hands, rolls all over the place, etc. He looked right at the diaper and said, “Melmo!” Elmo’s picture was on his diaper! He’s got an Elmo toy in the bathtub too, and tonight, he said, “Melmo!” when he saw it. Very cute!
Ally has a doctor visit tomorrow. Last week we asked Dr. Rob what the upcoming May treatment will be like. He told us that May will be very similar to the first 28 days of treatment. Some of the chemo will likely make her “pukey”, and the cumulative effects of the chemo will wear her out, again. More than likely, her counts will get really low which means she’ll need blood and platelets. We’ll be into June before she perks up again. Needless to say, we’re not looking forward to May.
For now though, we are thankful that our perky little Allyson surfaces more often.