Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Never a Dull Moment

Sarah's first day in the hospital was exciting.  Since we are in isolation, I have been unable to get things from the parent's room, like I had with Sarah's past stays.  We have had to ask the nurse to get things from the fridge.  It has been a little more difficult but we will manage.

We were told around lunchtime that we had a 500% chance of moving rooms.  Because Sarah was only getting chemo the one day and they needed bed space for other kids, they moved us out of the SCCA (Seattle Children's Cancer Alliance), or hem/oc, ward down the hall to an open room.  We moved at shift change which is around 7pm.  The new room is G-3023.  It is a lot bigger and nicer than the room that we were in.  There is a sofa bed, rocking chair, and a big window.  It is a nice change.

Sarah had some exciting things happen before she made her move.  She got a visit from a policeman who was bring some presents and helping the kids in the hospital shop for their families.  So everybody in our family got a present.  Sarah was excited to get something, as she always asks the nurses for more toys.

The other thing that happened was that Sarah was moving her bed to be in a sitting position, and she knocked over her IV pole.  The pole holds up saline, the methotrexate, and some sodium bicarbonate solution.  When it fell over, it pulled the saline tube out and it was leaking all over the floor.  Luckily, the other 2 bags and lines didn't have issues, and the saline tube was clamped off and not currently being used.  One more thing to keep our lives interesting.

Thanks for all the love and support.

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