Little Princess

I'd like to begin by letting you know that Catherine is in less pain now, so thankyou for praying about this.

We had a visit today from the community nurse who came to take some blood. Catherine was very nervous at first and took quite a bit of coaxing because she thought that her new portacath would hurt. However she was surprised to find that she didn't even feel it. She is still uneasy about wearing her 'wriggly' which is a little tube that they use to give chemotherapy and take bloods, so she decided to call it Melody after her drip. Even so, she was worried about sleeping with it in even though I tried to reassure her that it would all be ok.

Catherine has also been collecting her hair as it falls out and putting it into a bag. Losing hair is a side effect of the chemotherapy and not the illness. She isn't worried about her hair 'disappearing' as she knows that I have ordered her some new hair from the Little Princess Trust. The Little Princess Trust is a charity that supplies hair to children undergoing chemotherapy. Even though it is called the Little Princess Trust, the charity also helps little boys. I spoke with the lady on the telephone yesterday. We need to measure Catherine's head and send a photograph of Catherine to the trust. They will then prepare her new hair and she has then been offered a 'pamper session' where a hairdresser will fit and style her new hair. Catherine is so looking forward to it that she asked if she could have her pamper session today! She has also been telling me how she is looking forward to showing everyone that her hair is disappearing.

Mark and I are really tired at the moment. Catherine was up every hour last night, and only wanted mummy to help/cuddle/feed her. Poor Mark was woken up by the noise anyway, so we are both exhausted. We are praying for a good night's sleep tomorrow as Catherine has her next chemotherapy session in the afternoon. Catherine has also put on a great deal of weight from the steroids, which is only to be expected.

Please continue to pray for Friday's results. If the results are good from Friday's bone marrow test, she can continue on this level of chemotherapy and the prognosis is better.