Hello everyone,
Another great day! We started out this morning walking to a great park we found 2 blocks from our house. I had a great time there playing at the playground and tag with mom and Addy.
We came home as mom wanted to lay low for the afternoon, so we headed off to the movie store.... however, we never made it. On the way, I spotted an outdoor carnival/baseball tourney etc. There was face painting, balloon makers, a bouncy castle, a crazy fast blow up slide, a balloon jumping thing, etc etc. We pulled over and 3 hours later we finally made it to movie store. My face was painted with the Canucks logo and Addy's a butterfly, I had a squid balloon, Addy a Dora, and we were hot, sweaty, full, happy and loved every minute of the day! (who knew you could have this much fun for $5!)
My temps been good today and my energy level is high (too high for mom sometimes :) ha!)
We're bathed and in our pj's for the night and it's only 4pm! Snuggling watching Scooby and the Nutty professor is on the agenda for the night which sounds perfect!
Dad #2 made it home safe to Kelowna and is back at work then getting the pool going at home tonight.
That's it for my report. I'm off to see Dad tomorrow at Ronald McDonald House and play all day with Curtis. School Monday and then back home with mom.
Hope this finds you all well. Thanks for reading!
xoxo
Aiden
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Juen 12th Friday
Once again, the turn around!
What a day!!! Woke up this am with a perfect temp of 36.6.. and all I wanted to do was eat and hit the beach.
Dad #2 made a huge crepe breakfast and mom hung out with a couple cups of coffee and we headed out about 11am. First we went on a frog hunt to the Fraser River, however no luck! So, we headed down to the ocean to move some rocks and collect some little crabs! And we HIT THE JACKPOT! Wow! 100's, 1000's!! It was amazing!
We stayed down for lunch and enjoyed the amazing weather, being a family, and celebrating the new day, today!
We came home and made supper, watched the hockey game and Sid the Kid win the cup!
Now I'm off to bed! Another day under our belts and it was a good one, a great one!!
Thank yous - to Colin, in Cranbrook, for the amazing pictures of the grizzly, Awesome! and my friend Katie from school - thanks for the cards. Dad #2 heading back to Kelowna at 4am tomorrow morning, we will miss you! Drive safe, please remember to grab my school work and hurry back.
xoxo
Aiden
What a day!!! Woke up this am with a perfect temp of 36.6.. and all I wanted to do was eat and hit the beach.
Dad #2 made a huge crepe breakfast and mom hung out with a couple cups of coffee and we headed out about 11am. First we went on a frog hunt to the Fraser River, however no luck! So, we headed down to the ocean to move some rocks and collect some little crabs! And we HIT THE JACKPOT! Wow! 100's, 1000's!! It was amazing!
We stayed down for lunch and enjoyed the amazing weather, being a family, and celebrating the new day, today!
We came home and made supper, watched the hockey game and Sid the Kid win the cup!
Now I'm off to bed! Another day under our belts and it was a good one, a great one!!
Thank yous - to Colin, in Cranbrook, for the amazing pictures of the grizzly, Awesome! and my friend Katie from school - thanks for the cards. Dad #2 heading back to Kelowna at 4am tomorrow morning, we will miss you! Drive safe, please remember to grab my school work and hurry back.
xoxo
Aiden
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thursday !! June 11th
Are you kidding me!? Another reaction today! Today was suppose to be easy, suppose to be done quick quick quick, I was suppose to be looking for frogs by lunch time!
So we started today heading for clinic for 9am and it was suppose to be a spinal and chemotherapy. They gave me some new anesthetic for my spinal as I hate the dizziness when I wake up. It's the kind they give the teenagers.. because they think I'm so mature :)
So, that all went great and then down hill fast! Nausea, hives, and terrible pains in my belly that made my scream .. loud! More medicine, more blood and nothing showed up! Nothing! Blood good, kidneys good, pancreas good! So, I'm home now and teetering on a fever. 37.0, then 37.7, then 37.5, then 37.9.. up and down up and down.
My mom is wondering who signed up us for this ride? We think they might've had their wires crossed!
Thanks! - Joan Parson!!! She made me the most amazing quilt EVER! Thanks Joan I love it!
This day.. no fun!!! Until tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that my temp stays down and we get to stay at home all night.
xoxo
Aiden
So we started today heading for clinic for 9am and it was suppose to be a spinal and chemotherapy. They gave me some new anesthetic for my spinal as I hate the dizziness when I wake up. It's the kind they give the teenagers.. because they think I'm so mature :)
So, that all went great and then down hill fast! Nausea, hives, and terrible pains in my belly that made my scream .. loud! More medicine, more blood and nothing showed up! Nothing! Blood good, kidneys good, pancreas good! So, I'm home now and teetering on a fever. 37.0, then 37.7, then 37.5, then 37.9.. up and down up and down.
My mom is wondering who signed up us for this ride? We think they might've had their wires crossed!
Thanks! - Joan Parson!!! She made me the most amazing quilt EVER! Thanks Joan I love it!
This day.. no fun!!! Until tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that my temp stays down and we get to stay at home all night.
xoxo
Aiden
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
June 9th - Tuesday
Hello hello!
Not much new to report.. all good here. I've been going to school, my blood is good and everything is A-okay.
Today I went to school in the morning and when mom, dad#2 and Addy picked me up we went hiking and exploring at this very cool park - Pacific Spirit Park. We saw tons of bugs, wild raspberries, and a huge beaver dam! It was crazy. We saw a tadpole but couldn't catch it! They're fast!
Tomorrow, school again.... and then it's THURSDAY! Shouldn't be as bad this week as we just have spinal, and chemotherapy. No inter muscular injections! Phew!
Hi to everyone.. thanks to Declan and his mom, Carly, Jodie/Jen for the recipe, everyone who attended the FLSC Fair and Lucas's ride for Life, the Campbell's for joining us on our 5km run for Children's.. all fantastic!!!
Ginger, Aiden wore his jacket to school today for show and tell!
We miss everyone.. however I'm on schedule still so we have 2 months done, and hopefully just 4 to go. I think that's 1/3 done, right Mrs. Merryfield? :)
xoxo
Aiden
Not much new to report.. all good here. I've been going to school, my blood is good and everything is A-okay.
Today I went to school in the morning and when mom, dad#2 and Addy picked me up we went hiking and exploring at this very cool park - Pacific Spirit Park. We saw tons of bugs, wild raspberries, and a huge beaver dam! It was crazy. We saw a tadpole but couldn't catch it! They're fast!
Tomorrow, school again.... and then it's THURSDAY! Shouldn't be as bad this week as we just have spinal, and chemotherapy. No inter muscular injections! Phew!
Hi to everyone.. thanks to Declan and his mom, Carly, Jodie/Jen for the recipe, everyone who attended the FLSC Fair and Lucas's ride for Life, the Campbell's for joining us on our 5km run for Children's.. all fantastic!!!
Ginger, Aiden wore his jacket to school today for show and tell!
We miss everyone.. however I'm on schedule still so we have 2 months done, and hopefully just 4 to go. I think that's 1/3 done, right Mrs. Merryfield? :)
xoxo
Aiden
Saturday, June 6, 2009
June 6th
Way better today!
What a day! I woke up this morning and had a call from Ty and Carson! It was great to hear their voices and get all caught up. Thanks for the call guys!
Then we got organized and met Ginger, Lucas, Jeff and Jacob. We hit Starbucks for the parents and then off to the park. Lucas and I ran and ran and ran .. it's a good thing I got blood yesterday so I could keep up. We had snacks, played in the park, played soccer, it was awesome!! So awesome! Thanks again Lucas for raising SO MUCH MONEY FOR LEUKEMIA!! You really are amazing!
Then I came home to wind down, watched some tv and then this cool magician showed up! He was so funny. Addy and I each got 3 balloons each; mine was a monkey in a tree, Lightning McQueen, and the Canucks logo and Addy's were; Princess Aeriel, Nemo, and a magic wand. He made things disappear and reappear, he read my mind, it was awesome. Thanks Shannon, you're the greatest!
Then mom trained a client that was up from Kelowna and Addy and I got ready for bed, what a day! Wow! Things went from yucky to amazing over night. Love when that happens! Tonight is movie night, Open Season 2! Too fun.
Tomorrow mom, dad #2, McKenzie, McGregor and Barb are all running for Children's Hospital and Addy and I are heading over to dad's. Back to clinic Monday am just to check my blood, school, and then back home.
What a day! What a great day!
xoxo
Deb
What a day! I woke up this morning and had a call from Ty and Carson! It was great to hear their voices and get all caught up. Thanks for the call guys!
Then we got organized and met Ginger, Lucas, Jeff and Jacob. We hit Starbucks for the parents and then off to the park. Lucas and I ran and ran and ran .. it's a good thing I got blood yesterday so I could keep up. We had snacks, played in the park, played soccer, it was awesome!! So awesome! Thanks again Lucas for raising SO MUCH MONEY FOR LEUKEMIA!! You really are amazing!
Then I came home to wind down, watched some tv and then this cool magician showed up! He was so funny. Addy and I each got 3 balloons each; mine was a monkey in a tree, Lightning McQueen, and the Canucks logo and Addy's were; Princess Aeriel, Nemo, and a magic wand. He made things disappear and reappear, he read my mind, it was awesome. Thanks Shannon, you're the greatest!
Then mom trained a client that was up from Kelowna and Addy and I got ready for bed, what a day! Wow! Things went from yucky to amazing over night. Love when that happens! Tonight is movie night, Open Season 2! Too fun.
Tomorrow mom, dad #2, McKenzie, McGregor and Barb are all running for Children's Hospital and Addy and I are heading over to dad's. Back to clinic Monday am just to check my blood, school, and then back home.
What a day! What a great day!
xoxo
Deb
Friday, June 5, 2009
Friday June 5th
Again again again!
So Terrible Fridays have now turned into Terrible Thursdays! We went in yesterday for some gross procedures. First was my LP(spinal), and just as I was waking up they put two needles into my legs. It wasn't as bad as the first time, (when we first got here) but it was still terrible.
And then they gave me my chemotherapy. I started feeling sick about half way through the day, however I was released at about 3pm. Mom, Addy, dad#2 and I went to the park, had a slurpee it was great. However....... then the medicine bit me! My eyes swelled shut and back to the hospital we went. They gave some benadryl and hyrdrocortisone and released us around 8pm. Home we went, and I ate a huge supper ... when I brought my bowl over my mom yelled "what!!?" and my face was covered in hives. Back to the hospital we went we were in an emergency room until 1am. then they finally moved us to a room on the oncology ward and we were asleep by 2am.
More benadryl, iv's, and this morning I woke up with no rash, but eyes still swollen. Mom said I looked like a boxer..and not a very good boxer. Over night my HGB dropped 10 points so then we had a blood transfusion. They monitored me all day, and finally I was allowed to leave at 5pm today.
What a gross two days! We are tired and my eyes are still a little swollen but we're home! And mom is super excited to sleep!
We see Lucas tomorrow morning and mom's friend Shannon got us a magician in the afternoon!! I can't wait!!
Thanks - Oranj Dance and Fitness, Pusher Mitchell Law Firm, Cops for Kids, McKenzie, McGregor and Barb Campbell who came down to run with Mom and Dad #2 for children's hospital this Sunday.
Mom was also very happy to see her friend Annette yesterday! She was at Children's with her son and she and mom got to spend 15 or 20 minutes together it was great (love you!)
Thursday and Friday = no fun, Saturday and Sunday = lots of fun!
Off to eat and bed can't wait until tomorrow morning! Done with today, looking forward to tomorrow!
xoxo
Aiden
So Terrible Fridays have now turned into Terrible Thursdays! We went in yesterday for some gross procedures. First was my LP(spinal), and just as I was waking up they put two needles into my legs. It wasn't as bad as the first time, (when we first got here) but it was still terrible.
And then they gave me my chemotherapy. I started feeling sick about half way through the day, however I was released at about 3pm. Mom, Addy, dad#2 and I went to the park, had a slurpee it was great. However....... then the medicine bit me! My eyes swelled shut and back to the hospital we went. They gave some benadryl and hyrdrocortisone and released us around 8pm. Home we went, and I ate a huge supper ... when I brought my bowl over my mom yelled "what!!?" and my face was covered in hives. Back to the hospital we went we were in an emergency room until 1am. then they finally moved us to a room on the oncology ward and we were asleep by 2am.
More benadryl, iv's, and this morning I woke up with no rash, but eyes still swollen. Mom said I looked like a boxer..and not a very good boxer. Over night my HGB dropped 10 points so then we had a blood transfusion. They monitored me all day, and finally I was allowed to leave at 5pm today.
What a gross two days! We are tired and my eyes are still a little swollen but we're home! And mom is super excited to sleep!
We see Lucas tomorrow morning and mom's friend Shannon got us a magician in the afternoon!! I can't wait!!
Thanks - Oranj Dance and Fitness, Pusher Mitchell Law Firm, Cops for Kids, McKenzie, McGregor and Barb Campbell who came down to run with Mom and Dad #2 for children's hospital this Sunday.
Mom was also very happy to see her friend Annette yesterday! She was at Children's with her son and she and mom got to spend 15 or 20 minutes together it was great (love you!)
Thursday and Friday = no fun, Saturday and Sunday = lots of fun!
Off to eat and bed can't wait until tomorrow morning! Done with today, looking forward to tomorrow!
xoxo
Aiden
Monday, June 1, 2009
Monday June 1st
My blood is awesome! We went to clinic this morning under the impression that I would need another blood transfusion.. however, my blood is awesome. The HGB dropped a bit, however my platelets are as high as yours! So clinic was quick and then I was back to Ronald McDonald house playing with Curtis.
Mom and Dad #2 picked us up at 530, and we came home and got organized. Dad #2 and I played Wii and Addy and mom played Barbies.
Everything else is going better then can be expected, we're all good!
Tomorrow I have school in the morning, which I love, and then we're off to the park and slurpees! That's kind of "our thing"
Thursday we're back in clinic and probably blood transfusion that day, so it'll be LONG and BORING. But I can play video games, watch movies, play board games etc. So, it'll be fine.
Thanks - To Carly, Dilys, Jim and Marg, and Toby for sending stuff down with Dad #2 and Ads for us. xoxo
Hope this finds you all well.
Hugs and Kisses,
Aiden
Mom and Dad #2 picked us up at 530, and we came home and got organized. Dad #2 and I played Wii and Addy and mom played Barbies.
Everything else is going better then can be expected, we're all good!
Tomorrow I have school in the morning, which I love, and then we're off to the park and slurpees! That's kind of "our thing"
Thursday we're back in clinic and probably blood transfusion that day, so it'll be LONG and BORING. But I can play video games, watch movies, play board games etc. So, it'll be fine.
Thanks - To Carly, Dilys, Jim and Marg, and Toby for sending stuff down with Dad #2 and Ads for us. xoxo
Hope this finds you all well.
Hugs and Kisses,
Aiden
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