Today Emily had to have a transfusion. Her labs went down from Tuesday. I thought she would have snapped right back like she did the last time she had a break from chemo. Her hemoglobin was way too low so they transfused her. She got to go to the "Swiss Cheese Room" for her transfusion. The Swiss Cheese room gets its name because a couple of the yellow walls have holes in them. In the Swiss Cheese Room, which is officially the Oncology Infusion room, the kids can use bean bag chairs, borrow a portable DVD player and watch a movie while they get their blood products. It's in the new Bass Center at Stanford, the new Pediatric Oncology in-patient ward. Tracy said it didn't quite have that same hospital feel.
Next week she will have the CT scan on Monday, and then Dr. Link will go over the results with us next Wednesday. We all hope you have a great weekend.
I am not going to make good on my promise of a video for Emily; I'll get to that over the weekend when I will have more time.
Em's new hair
Happiness is a new head of thick hair.
Buddies
Dec the Halls
Emily decorating tree at Festival of Lights
Emily, Tracy, and Haley at Intuit's Winter Wonderland for kids.
Gingerbread House
Tracy and Emily at a Brownie Event
Really, we're in Hawaii.
Emily and Haley with Santa
Don't worry Haley he's nice.
Emily 1 day before Phase 4
Does anything beat Chocolate Cake?
Emily at AT&T Park
The Giants "Good luck charm"
Sunset at Tahoe
Subscribe To Emily's Blog
Posts
Comments
Sisters at Tahoe Vista Beach
It doesn't get better than sisters spending time at the Lake
Thanks to Lori Smith, Emily's teacher, who participated in Relay for Life in Emily's honor.
Chris, Em, and Haley in SF
Emily Easter 2008
Happy Easter
Em in her hospital bed
3 comments:
Sorry to hear Emily had to have a transfusion but it sounds like she did like a real trooper, as always! Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and the scan on Monday goes really well. Sending lots of hugs.
I'm sure Emily will be excited to help create a video. Can't wait to see it. Looking foward to seeing you soon.
Love, Grannie
With the surprising energy that Emily has been showing, she should be a match for Tigger after that transfusion. "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best." Maybe Emily will tell us why the walls in the Swiss Cheese Room have holes in them.
Celia
Post a Comment