Sunday Night

Anna had chemo today - they call it IM (means into muscle, but I don't know the technical term) and she was an amazing trooper!!!

Anna is getting another blood transfusion tonight, she had platelets today - it is amazing what new blood and platelets do for her energy and attitude. She becomes more of herself. Honestly, her attitude is phenomenal - she doesn't really remember the first few days here, not even sure if she remembers getting her cath. It is obviously not bothering her as she is currently sleeping on her right side - OH - she's asleep and it isn't midnight!!! Hooray!

She takes her meds even the yucky ones without too much complaining (when she's not in the midst of the steroid emotions.) :) Tonight dinner was cookie, berry cake, rice, corn, green beans, cheerios, ice cream, apple juice and pizza. Her table was pretty much all starch and carbs, the night nurse walked in, looked at her tray and said, "Oh, that's the prednisone dinner."

There are so many emotions back and forth back and forth - I feel like a ping pong ball - at Barnes and Noble with Ella today and lost it, totally started crying, totally embarassed Ella. Poor thing. We have spent some time together the last few days and I think she understands more of what we want for her. She gets that we want her to have fun and play and be with friends rather than just hang out in the hospital - she's been pretty much declining all offers from people b/c she wants to spend it with us. I told her people want to make her life fun and take care of her since Anna is being so spoiled (Ella has mentioned this several times!) - the people outside the hospital want to help maybe spoil her while we're taking care of Anna. tonight she's having a sleep-over with Grandpa and Nonna - from the pics it looks as if their house will never recover. She is also giving us the 'fake' happy and upbeat Ella - which I appreciate, but am sad that she feels she has to do it. Today she also told us to not explain to Anna about the chemotherapy being poison b/c she doesn't want Anna to worry about it. How sweet is she.

Anna bathed again today, her hair is still crazy, it will take forever to comb out. I am actually kind of regretting not cutting her hair short earlier in the year when she kept asking. Not b/c it would be any easier when it starts falling out...ubt maybe it wouldn't be such a huge shocking cahnge.

I'm hoping to have more good news tomorrow.