December 30, 2013

Evan had the Chemo drip removed early on Sunday morning (somewhere around 1:00 AM) and we came for a visit to the hospital around 1:00 PM.  He had been in very good spirits earlier and even had 1/2 a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast which he managed to keep down for the day.  He had taken quite a long walk with his Mom and was allowed to leave the floor because the Chemo was done.  When we got there he was complaining about his stomach hurting and his spirits were not so good; he was a little grouchy.  The nurse administered IV Benedryl and this seemed to calm his as well as let him take a much needed nap.

We decided to leave around 5:00 PM as Evan had been awake for awhile and was in pretty good spirits.  We were trying to get him to eat something but he wasn't taking the bait until we mentioned that Grandmom had brought some homemade chicken corn soup.  He went for that and as we were leaving Evan was busy eating.  Later we checked to see if the meal had stayed with him but unfortunately it had not.

Evan had a visit that evening from his two brothers, Dad and Aunt which turned out to be a spirit lifter, not only for Evan but for his brothers.  We had waited for his brothers to visit until the Chemo was over as I don't believe it would have been a good idea to do so earlier.  His brothers are 8 and 6.

Today, Monday December 30, 2013 Evan is in much better spirits and should be released from the hospital so he can go home until the next round of Chemo.  It is now 1:35 PM and I am waiting to hear from Mom that the breakout has occurred. Mom must take lessons on how to administer a shot and then there is the discharge paper work that needs to be done along with the detailed instructions.  The biggest item on the watch out for list is fever and Mom will have to monitor his temperature regularly.  If it is above 100.4 she must call the clinic immediately and bring him on in for antibiotic therapy.

I will post when he is safely home.

Evan is safely home!