Update from the hospital

Emily started her 24 hour infusion of Methotrexate last night around 10pm. It takes 24 hours to fr it to all go in. So 10pm was "Hour Zero" of the treatment. At "hour 24" they will stop the Methotrexte. Then every 24 hours they will test her blood to see what the level of Methotrexate is, at a certain thresh hold we will be discharged, usually at "Hour 72" patients are discharged. So if Emily has a typical experience, we will be discharged on Sunday I believe. So far it is OK, Emily woke up with some nausea and it taking some medication for it.   Right now she is playing Mario Kart on her DS and not complaining a bit.

We found out more about where we are. It is a temporary in-patient unit, which will become the Oncology Day hospital, when the new inpatient ward is complete. The new ward is going to be really nice. Where we are will be a great day hospital, but it's not the best inpatient experience, especially where we are. There are only 3 rooms that are shared, and we are in one of them, with no window and no day bed for the parents. The new ward will have all private rooms with beds for the parents, with a lot of other really nice amenities.  We were lucky to get a bed at all, and are making the best of it.