Waiting on Wednesday

Good morning! We are back at Medical City this week. We are actually in the same room as last week, so it truly feels like Groundhog Day! Chemo finished last night about 9:30 and was uneventful. Today they will do her 24 hour labs at 5:30, and then we try to entertain ourselves until she hits that magic 0.10 number. We usually get to go home Friday evening, so we are praying for the same (or earlier) this week. Madeline is in good spirits, working on school work and keeping herself busy with crafting, drawing and beating me at every card game we brought with us. 

Next week, before chemo, we will have a follow-up appointmentwith her surgeon. I feel like there is a huge disconnect between what the physical therapist she meets with here is saying and our conversations with the surgeon before and after the surgery, so I'm anxious to have my questions answered and my concerns addressed. I truly believe Madeline will make a full recovery and be able to do the activities she enjoyed before all of this. She is so athletic and determined, and I just refuse to believe anything less than complete healing. I know our prayer warriors are praying for the same.

We have to come back next week for another round, but then she will have two weeks off. We also learned this morning that next week is the last in-patient chemo for one of the chemo drugs she receives, which means an extra week at home for two weeks we thought we would be here. We also are halfway done - 9 rounds done- 9 to go.  Single- digits! Oh, such a long road!