Jan 18

Well... it's been epic.


Saturday early morning Phia woke up vomiting.  She basically threw up every hour from 2:30am - 8:30am.  Poor noodle.  I stayed with her and Peter stayed away.  Phia and I went to my parents house the next day and spent the whole day sequestered.  She seemed good all day.  We thought it was probably just one of those little kid things.


Sunday the Rutz clan, Harrington clan, Fowler/Dawson clan, Hamer/Hines gals and Ashley threw a hat party for MJ.  It was so fun.  For all of us.  It was wonderful having our family-of-friends and MJs good buddies all together.  THANK YOU everyone.  We LOVE you.  Madelyn had amazing energy that day.  She even walked all the way down to N Ave Beach and back after the party!  


Sunday night I started with the vomiting.  Ugh.  Again, Peter got out of the house first thing in the morning with the girls.  Phia went to my parents and Peter took MJ to Seattle for todays treatments.  I slowly started feeling better during the day.  


From Seattle Monday evening 7:30pm Peter called.  He was getting it.  (Damn that kiss!)


My Mom jumped in the car and came down to Seattle arriving at 9:30pm.  


Peter jumped in the car home and started throwing up as he walked in the door.


I got up at 6:30am and drove to Seattle.  With mask on, staying in isolation areas from other patients, sanitizing gel every 5 minutes, I got Madelyn through treatment with my Moms help.  I collapsed in  our bed after we got home from the appointment at 3:00pm.  Mom went grocery shopping.  I wore a mask from 9:00am this morning until now.  Very strange.


Now Madelyn and I will be staying a couple extra days to make sure she does not get sick.  I wish there was something, anything I could do to insure she doesn't get it.  


Peter is recovering tonight and Phia is having a sleep over with our dear Ashley.  Thank goodness for my Dad, Mom and Ashley the last 24 hours.  


Happy Birthday Mom.  Tomorrow is my Mom's 60th Birthday.  Her big birthday bash was canceled to help us and now the day before her birthday she is rushing down to Seattle late at night.  Now we can't be home for her birthday.  If any of you know my Mom out there she deserves extra special xoxo's, Happy Birthday notes and warm wishes tomorrow.  terryleemacdonald@msn.com.  I love you Mom.  


Madelyns counts were good again today and she breezed through her treatments and doctors appointment even with a two hour wait.  Appointments after a holiday = never fun.  She had no problems with accessing her port, but still was a little nervous before her lumbar puncture.  It's kind of a scary looking room.  Lots of tubes, wires, beeping machines and masked people in a tiny little space.  A few tears, but she did great.  I gave her some pain medicine before leaving the hospital today and that really made a difference in her comfort level for the rest of the day.  


Hem 35.2  Plat 411  WBC  3.3   ANC 1422


There are about 50 unanswered emails in my inbox.  Sorry everyone.  Love you and will get back with you very soon.  xoxo