Days 2, 3, 4; Chemo Round 3 :: Loooong Weekend

Not much to tell.  Thankfully, the past few days have been super quiet. I had a great time with Jade this weekend (I was on duty.)  We spent a lot of time putting puzzles together, sticking stickers on the wall ;), dancing, walking the halls... and enjoying our "room with a view."  This round, we are in a room that is not only directly across from the playroom but also has windows facing the reservoir!  Silly me, I didn't even realize that gazing out onto something other than medical complexes was a possibility.  It is a great reminder that that there is a world outside of the hospital walls.

So far, Jade is tolerating the chemo relatively well.  We started noticing some effects on her fingernails and toenails, but nothing to be alarmed about. There are some changes to this round given the higher doses: eye drops every three hours and IV fluids round the clock.  All of that translates to parental sleeplessness and high-alert wakefulness.  Jade is seemingly unaware of the IV pole that she is tethered to by a central line that runs into a large vein in her chest... so, when she takes off running toward the playroom, bathroom, food cart (you name it) without the pole, there is a lot of running around on our part to make sure the line doesn't get pulled out and we end up with a bloody emergency on our hands. I'm looking forward to the IV fluids being discontinued; hopefully my anxiety level will go down a bit too!  Thanks for checking in, we appreciate your prayers and support.