Ella got her first dose of chemo today.
There are two medications, they get pushed over just a few minutes. As you can see Ella took it all in stride, just watching Strawberry Shortcake and eating her lunch. The most dramatic part by far for her was getting the tape taken off the port. Tape removal=tears! But by the time we got going home she was feeling nauseated and threw up in the car twice (into a bag we had ready). It's 1 1/2 hrs from the hospital to our house, I sat next to her and she slept on my shoulder most of the way other than getting sick and complaining of nausea and stomach pain. She was clammy and would cry out in her sleep, our poor baby girl! She looked so good this morning, it's hard to see what the chemo does to her. We didn't tell her that it's the chemo making her sick because it would make it so hard to get her to go in weekly for visits. But, she's a smart kid, she'll put it together pretty quickly that she feels good until after going to the hospital. We have a follow up appointment on Thursday so hopefully I can speak with the Child Life Specialists and get some advise as well as speak with the Doctors about how best to use the anti nausea medications we've been given.
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I'm glad you guys are home... sorry to hear about the nausea and clamminess... will pray that there are words to explain to Ella all that is happening. She probably will put it together pretty quickly. ((HUGS))
What a brave little girl. We are so proud of you, Ella, over here in Wilmington. I'm hoping and praying it gets better each day.
Welcome home!!!! Many hugs to Ella.
Poor sweetie. She's such a trooper. Good to see Ella eating real food again... ice cubes and popsicles get old real fast! We will pray she does well with her chemo and somehow learns to accept it all as is to make her better even though the immediate affects feel horrible. We'll pray for you guys too (you sure have been troopers, too!!!!).
Hey, what's with the tatoo on your elbow, Ella... do your parents know about that!? :-)
Love to all!
What a BRAVE little girl you have!! You and your DH are amazing parents and Ella is an amazing little girl! Praise GOD for his healing ways and for leading you all to the doctors early!!!!
Yeah, Ella's home! Steph, you are absolutely right, she is wicked smart and will put it together. I LOVE our Child Life Specialists. Hopefully, they will have something good for you. Let me know if you need more info.
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