February 26th - Week 43 . . . Take One

So, it was quite a treat last week to not have to go in to the clinic.  I had five whole days to get things done!  It was great!  :)  And that counted as our 42nd week.  Nice.

Today we went to the clinic to start her next 6 week cycle.  Kayla was up, dressed, had her bag packed and  her teeth brushed by the time I got out of bed.  Which wasn't that late. . . still before 7AM. :)  But, for the past few nights, I'd been up several times with different kiddos and had not gotten much sleep.

We dropped Benson off at another friend's house (one he hadn't been to before) and headed to Boise.  Kayla did great, as usual, getting checked in and accessed (although, she STILL won't stand on the scale alone).

We met with Marnie, nurse Heather and a BSU nursing student.  When Marnie came in she asked if I wanted to guess what Kayla's counts were.  I just hoped they were high enough!  But. . . nope.  Her neutrophils were 2430, which is great!  But her platelets were 85 and they need to be 100.  Bummer!  I was especially hoping that she would make counts today because my sister is getting married the end of March and her next two off weeks would fall right at the wedding.  But, now if she starts next week, she will have chemo that Tuesday before the wedding.  Which. . . will be fine.

So, the visit with Marnie went well.  In fact, Kayla ended up making great friends with the BSU nursing student!  It was hilarious!  Kayla started playing and talking to her.  Marnie said, "I can count how many words she's said to me on one hand!"  And here this student was fast friends with Kayla.  Marnie wasn't too offended, though. :)

We spent a little while talking with the nurses and staff on our way out.  Since we hadn't been in last week, it felt like we hadn't seen them for awhile!  I just love everyone there and will miss it when we don't have to go anymore.

On our way out, Miss Jenn let Kayla pick out two cute blankets that were knitted and donated.  One for Kayla and one for Lily.  There is always a basket full of things for the kids.  I need to come up with something that I can make and donate. . .