Last night, SD had some discomfort, which made it somewhat difficult for him to fall asleep. Mandy spent the night with him, and gave him some medicine to help with his discomfort around 1:00 AM.
SD's procedure was moved up this morning, due to a cancellation. He had his bone marrow draw and spinal tap at 9:30 instead of 11:00. Stephen had to hurry to get there in time. SD was much more nervous and scared this time; we think he may have been thinking of his last procedure, when he had his port put in. That one was difficult for him to wake up from, and then he was in pain for several days afterwards. This procedure was much shorter and less painful, and we tried to explain that to him. He was still pretty apprehensive when he drifted off, though.
SD recovered from the sedation much more easily this time. When he began to stir, we told him that he could have some food now. Then he really started to wake up!
He's much more steady on his feet; he is still feeling weak, but he walked about 9 feet this afternoon before his nap.
We received a mail delivery today - we got two cards, and SD got several pictures from his friends at church! He was still somewhat in pain when he looked at them, so he just whined. But we're thankful that people are thinking of and praying for us!
SD was also given a blanket from P.O.R.T., yet another volunteer organization here. The blanket has all kinds of balls on it, and SD immediately fell in love with it!
P.O.R.T. also brought a "sibling support bag" for Emma, including several books and a stuffed cat. Emma started kissing the cat as soon as she saw it!
We are getting ready to go home today! Praise the Lord!
So pleased you're going home today! Thanks again for the info and pics! Love you!
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm glad his procedure was moved up so it could get out of the way, and that you guys get to go home today. I'm sure that SD will enjoy being back where he's comfortable and seeing all the things he knows and loves.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really sweet that Emma got a gift, too. I'm sure even though she doesn't understand what's going on, it's hard on her being passed around and not getting as much attention as her brother.
The place you're at sounds like a really good one, and I'm so glad that SD is doing better. Poor little guy, though, I wanted to hug him while watching the video.