Clinic Day

Today was clinic and Hailey had a spinal tap which meant no eating or drinking after midnight, up early to get to the hospital etc....

Her counts were low but she just made it by 20 points. Her AGC count was 570 and had to be 550 for her spinal and chemo. This is her count which tells us her immunity system count, a healthy persons is in the thousands so usually they tell us anything 500 or under she is to stay at home, not be around others etc..., but even at 570 she won't be doing too much outside of the house.

She had a really great day and was happy and smiling all day at clinic.


She got Vincristine (chemo) push, and her Methotrexate (chemo) through I.V., then also got the Methotrexate (chemo) injected directly in her spinal fluid.

Sometimes if I take the time to think about it I just get the chills thinking of all these harsh chemicals that are being put in her little body, but of course the alternative is worse so we just keep chugging along.
I'm not a great photographer at all but geez some of these pictures at clinic are a horrible color. Smiley girl!


Still asleep afterwards.


Waking up but still needing to lay still.



It's amazing how these little kids learn early on to pick up their "line" and push an I.V. pole all by themselves. She's allowed to do pretty much anything while she's getting chemo, whether it be sitting and playing, sleeping or up and walking around the halls to playing in the playroom or eating.

Up and around getting our chemo.






And this is what she does the rest of the day after chemo, sleeping like a baby, so sweet, she even has her thumb in her mouth.



I had finally asked the Dr. today that I had noticed the other 2 girls have just shot up in height and Hailey seems to have stopped growing and he said that the chemo will/has stunted her growth. He assured me that in time and after treatment she will start to grow and catch up again.