Well, Kayleigh completed her final chemo treatment through her port for phase 1 of her treatment plan. Her blood results were all good yesterday, meaning the levels all stayed the same or improved from last week's lab work. Once again, she drew her own blood! Only this time, it took two nurses 10-15 minutes to get her blood to draw. They said the catheter was against her vein wall or something like that. Poor Kayleigh was put through a lot: cough, take a deep breath, put your arm over your head, cough again, take another deep breath, lay on your side, lay on your back...and on and on. At least they didn't have to hang her upside down! I guess they've really had to do this to some kids! Once the nurses drew the first bit, nurse Kayleigh took over.
She's completely exhausted today! She wasn't able to sleep last night or really many nights, a side effect of the steroid she's on. The chemo also upset her stomach, so we kept her home today to rest, a very good decision. She's sleeping right at this moment.
This has been a big week for her as she decided to get her hair cut so she wouldn't have to deal with long strands falling out anymore. Actually, she wanted her head shaved, but Jason and I, as well as others, talked her out of that and into a short cut instead. I'm so happy she listened to us, as I was afraid she would regret shaving it all at this time. I'm not allowed to tell you anymore about her hair or post any pictures just yet. Kayleigh has requested to be the author of a journal entry and tell you herself. So, the next post will be from her and will include the pictures of her choice. After all, she did tell us this week, "I understand what I'm going through, I am going through it, and so I can make my own decisions." Wow! Words from an 8 year old, an 8 year old who has experienced more in 3 and a half weeks than some people do throughout their entire life. God is at work!
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