Catherine decided to cut out two gingerbread men shapes from paper today. On one she drew a sad face and on the other she drew a smiley face. When I asked her why one of them had a sad face she said 'It is you mummy when you are grumpy and moaning because you have to get up and get me breakfast'. It seems the happy gingerbread man is me when I get up and get Catherine her breakfast! Nice.
Catherine still has a cold but apart from having a bit of a sore back from her lumbar puncture she is doing well.
I am now recovering from having a blood clot on my lung. At least now we know why my pregnancy had been so painful!
Thanks for your prayers.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Another miracle!
Catherine went to hospital last night with all the signs of an infection. When she arrived at the hospital, her temperature had completely disappeared. Not only had her temperature gone, but when they took bloods they found that her immune system had almost doubled since that morning! Catherine and her daddy arrived home at 3.30am this morning. Thankyou God!
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Infection
Catherine has just been taken to hospital with a temperature and infection. We were not overly concerned until they said they wanted to check her for Swine Flu! Please pray she is ok and that the temperature comes down quickly. We could do with being at home for a few days. Thankyou.
Saturday, 31 October 2009
The multicoloured hair!
After a rather fraught school holidays with Catherine being on steroids, she has now come off in time for school next week! Her hair is growing back again but this time it is growing back really dark - dark brown/black! I'm not sure how impressed she will be with the colour but I think she has given up wondering about her hair. It may well all fall out again before the end of treatment, so there is still a way to go before we find out what it will be like long-term. But we think black hair and blue eyes would be a striking combination...
Thankyou for continuing to pray for Catherine. She IS continuing to do well despite the side effects of the steroids.
Thankyou for continuing to pray for Catherine. She IS continuing to do well despite the side effects of the steroids.
Monday, 26 October 2009
One ok, one not ok
Our internet has been down so this is the first chance I’ve managed to get to blog. This post might be a biggie!
Catherine is still doing well in herself, despite the odd tummy ache and feeling nauseous. She was ringbearer at a wedding this weekend and did very well despite being concerned that she would get her duties just right! I will try and get a photo uploaded of Catherine in her beautiful dress. Catherine is having Vincristine today (chemotherapy) at the hospital, and then the steroids begin for five days. It's a shame that she is on steroids during her school holiday, but at least she will be at home so wont feel so vulnerable. She is still on her daily chemotherapy medicine as well, and next week she is going for a 'special photo' - an ultrasound to check her kidney function. Please pray that this is ok and shows up nothing odd.
Whilst Catherine is ok, I am now not ok. I am having a difficult pregnancy because I am often in (sometimes considerable) pain. I'm not a wimp with pain (thankfully I think Catherine inherited this), but seriously, this can be as bad as labour! The latest addition is that I am finding it increasingly hard to walk so I have an appointment with the Physiotherapist on Wednesday.
Sometimes I really don’t think I was meant to have any luck in the childrearing department, yet optimistically I thought I'd have another child. Basically it is all Catherine's fault that I am having another one, not because it has been easy with her situation and in the early days, but because I love her HUGELY.
However, Catherine’s sibling is growing well and is getting much stronger, although he is not half as energetic as Catherine was. Catherine always used to like making her presence known, even when I was carrying her. I think this baby is generally much more chilled and prefers to nap than kick (praise the Lord). An easy baby after this pregnancy would be really appreciated (God, you need to listen to, and answer, this request).
Thank you for the prayers for our family and also for the card that we received. I’m not sure where it came from, as the postmark was blurry, but it was full of signatures and kind words. Please don’t forget to pray for Mark. He now has to look after both Catherine and I when we have our bad days. If you could pray for me on Wednesday, I would really appreciate it, mainly that I am diagnosed and that there is some kind of treatment/pain relief available to help us through this stage. At this rate, I may be coming back with crutches, and I'm only 26 weeks pregnant :(
Catherine is still doing well in herself, despite the odd tummy ache and feeling nauseous. She was ringbearer at a wedding this weekend and did very well despite being concerned that she would get her duties just right! I will try and get a photo uploaded of Catherine in her beautiful dress. Catherine is having Vincristine today (chemotherapy) at the hospital, and then the steroids begin for five days. It's a shame that she is on steroids during her school holiday, but at least she will be at home so wont feel so vulnerable. She is still on her daily chemotherapy medicine as well, and next week she is going for a 'special photo' - an ultrasound to check her kidney function. Please pray that this is ok and shows up nothing odd.
Whilst Catherine is ok, I am now not ok. I am having a difficult pregnancy because I am often in (sometimes considerable) pain. I'm not a wimp with pain (thankfully I think Catherine inherited this), but seriously, this can be as bad as labour! The latest addition is that I am finding it increasingly hard to walk so I have an appointment with the Physiotherapist on Wednesday.
Sometimes I really don’t think I was meant to have any luck in the childrearing department, yet optimistically I thought I'd have another child. Basically it is all Catherine's fault that I am having another one, not because it has been easy with her situation and in the early days, but because I love her HUGELY.
However, Catherine’s sibling is growing well and is getting much stronger, although he is not half as energetic as Catherine was. Catherine always used to like making her presence known, even when I was carrying her. I think this baby is generally much more chilled and prefers to nap than kick (praise the Lord). An easy baby after this pregnancy would be really appreciated (God, you need to listen to, and answer, this request).
Thank you for the prayers for our family and also for the card that we received. I’m not sure where it came from, as the postmark was blurry, but it was full of signatures and kind words. Please don’t forget to pray for Mark. He now has to look after both Catherine and I when we have our bad days. If you could pray for me on Wednesday, I would really appreciate it, mainly that I am diagnosed and that there is some kind of treatment/pain relief available to help us through this stage. At this rate, I may be coming back with crutches, and I'm only 26 weeks pregnant :(
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Catherine is doing well despite a rather noisy night-time cough that she's had for a few days. She had her first full week at school last week, and has done very well. Her friendships are developing and the teacher is very pleased with her. Tomorrow we have our 'hospital day' where Catherine will see her Consultant and have her blood count taken.
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