Started Chemo Today

Today was Hannah’s first chemo treatment. We could tell that she was a little nervous even though she didn’t want us to see it. She wasn’t concerned about the chemo itself. She was scared that it would hurt when they inserted the needle into her port. Even though mom put some numbing cream on it Hannah insited she could still feel it. So the nurse globbed some more cream on her and covered it with saran wrap. Hannah had to wait about two hours until she actually got the treatment. The nurses flushed her port and ran saline through it for about an hour. It was very uneventful, we just sat in the room and watched movies. The next treatment will be in a few weeks and she would have lost her hair by then so we are throwing her a hat party where everybody that comes has to bring a hat for Hannah. During the party we are going to shave her head before it starts falling out. That way it is her choice to lose her hair, not the chemo. We are hoping all of the “anti drugs” will alleviate the side affects. But we won’t know that for the next few days to a week.  We will keep you updated and hopefully more often.