Eli came down with a fever on Sunday, so we got to make a trip to the emergency department at the hospital since he still has a port. They had people inside the entrance to greet us with questions about symptoms and pump hand sanitizer on our hands and give out masks for those who …
Month: March 2020
On Again, Off Again
With the scans having gone well and the port removal surgery scheduled, I thought we'd breeze through this last bit without problems. Sadly, this has turned out not to be the case. Three weeks ago, Tabitha, age 5, came down with a virus of some sort that gave her croup. I had her with me …
Leprechaun traps, Port removal, and COVID 19
The kids like to try and catch Leprechauns each year on St. Patrick's Day. This year, they set out the traps they worked on earlier today. This is what they came up with: Gold coins to lure the leprechaun into a box too deep to escape A gold coin that can't be removed (maybe leprechauns …
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Scan week, continued
Wishing he could be playing outside Eli's complaint for the day is that he wants to be outside playing in the spring-like weather instead of cooped up in an MRI machine for the next three hours. We arrived at the hospital earlier than planned, but the staff was ready to get started. I had already …
Scan week
Waiting to be called back for the PET/CT Looks like it will be a longer than usual PET/CT day. We came an hour early for port access and labs (I would have done the access at home, but he needed labs, so I opted to do it under supervision at the clinic instead). Quick fist …