Took A Break

Sorry we have been lazy lately. The family took a break for a while just to get away from everything. So…. Hannah’s hair finally started falling out on the fifteenth day. We were a little afraid that she shaved it for not. She still just about refuses to wear a wig because she says they are itchy. Dad tried one on and agrees that they are very itchy.

We felt like the family was being neglected so we decided to do something as a family. So we took a trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. Hannah had been there a couple of times on field trips but neither of us had been there. We were so impressed that we bought a family annual pass. That way, when we want to go again we won’t have to wait in line. We assumed that there was a walk that day because there were a ton of people wearing matching cancer awareness shirts. It made Hannah feel more comfortable to go hatless seeing other patients walking around. Brother JJ had a blast petting the stingrays and sharks and seeing all the different types of sealife.

That evening we dropped the kids off with Nana and Papa, got all dressed up and went on a date. That had been the first time we had ever done anything like that in years… if ever. Even though we felt a little guilty about leaving the kids, we really needed to get away. Even if for just one night.

Today was Hannah’s fifth grade promotion (graduation). She was supposed to have chemo today but the doctor pushed it out one day so she could be with her class. Hannah waited patiently for about an hour and a half for everyone to be called. Naturally, she was almost last. She was wearing a wig and we could tell that it was really bothering her, but she was a good girl. As soon as the students were released… off came the wig! I think she was counting the seconds until she could get that darned thing off. Anyways, it went very well and Hannah is moving on to the sixth grade. Boy how time flies. It seems like it was only yesterday that we were walking her up to her kindergarten class.

As I mentioned earlier… Hannah’s treatment was pushed out one day (tomorrow). She is all amped up right now due to the steroids and probably won’t sleep much tonight. We were (are) a tad bit concerned that she will get sick again so we had her meds changed from Zofran to Emend. It came very highly recommended to ease the nausea, so hopefully it does the trick. There is nothing worse than seeing your own child in pain and there is nothing you can do about it. We will let you know how well this new med works in the next few days.

Thursday is Hannah’s birthday. Yup the big one one. We are not planning on having a party until she feels up to it. Who would want a bunch of people around them when all they want to do is sleep? We will play it by ear and see how she feels. We were only planning on having a small family party anyways.

We should be back into the swing of things now that we have gotten somewhat back to a routine. Anybody who knows us knows how routine we were. Lately it is like we get to it when we get to it.

That’s about all for now, until next time….