Going strong

Emily is back to herself, the flu is gone, and she is getting excited about Christmas. Today her class walked to a retirement home nearby the school and did a few songs from her performance. Emily seemed to really enjoy doing the show and really liked being with the older folks. I am sure the seniors enjoyed it too. Today was also Emily's lab day. It was the first time in quite a while we didn't have to be isolated because of H1N1, and Emily was allowed to wait in the normal waiting room and have her blood drawn by the Oncology team, who know how to draw Em's blood really well. We got the results in a couple hours and her ANC was around 2200, which was great. Per her protocol she will remain at %75 dosage. If she maintains that ANC level she will return to %100 chemo next week. It's so hard to stay clear of viruses at this time of year for kids, but she's trying.