We decided to go with the "pokes" of chemo in Eden's legs, as opposed to messing with using the port. The nurses told us the chances of infection increase with accessing the port, so we opted to put Eden through 2 pokes instead of risking a week in the hospital (2 of the 4 chemo treatments were done at the hospital, so we only had to give her 2 pokes at home). She takes the pokes extremely well and by Saturday morning she was asking for band aid Mom told her she only gets band aids when she gets a poke. She thought about it and then said "one poke." Gotta love all the character bandages. Unfortunately, this next week will be the same as last, so we'll have to give her 3 chemo shots at home (thanks for your help giving the pokes Diana!!)
Eden seems to continue to handle the treatments pretty well. Her appetite is nothing like it was - we used to have trouble keeping her tummy full, now we wonder if there's enough in there to keep her going! Her spirit continues to thrive, as she just loves playing with her kitchen, reading books, riding her Wonder-Horse, and we could go on and on about all the funny stuff she does. She just cracks us up with the stuff she remembers hearing someone say.
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My, My, My, we were up early today!! What a sweetheart Eden is. I bet you are thankful that she does so well with everything. You are faced with such hard decisions, good thing you have nurses with good advice for you...that really helps!! Thank you for the updates. It helps all of us that are out of town feel close and lets us know what is going on with Miss Eden! Hope Edie's fish is doing well!
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Bub, Kim, Hannah, & Brando
What great news. It is wonderful that the shots aren't making Eden sick, that a few pokes can be fixed with a "cute band aid". She isn't hard to please, so it sounds. She is such a precious little girl, and sounds as if she makes life "fun" for mom and dad. The Lord knows what He is doing, and He will give you strength and peace of mind as you travel this path of chemo. You remain in our prayers each and every day. Lot of love and hugs, Aunt Mary and Uncle Heinz
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ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear that things are going well for Eden. It is an answer to prayer, you have lots of people praying. We will continue to remember all of you and hope that she will not get sick from the treatments. Keep writing, we sure enjoy hearing about Eden's progress.
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