The girl with the pink bandana

Catherine has had a fun time today. We went to the sealife centre and she enjoyed seeing the turtles and going on the outdoor rides. She made herself well known amongst the staff and they knew her as 'the girl with the pink bandana'. She went on every ride at least three times! It was nice to see her more confident and even going on the rides on her own. A few weeks ago she wouldn't have been able to, but some of the chemotherapy side effects from the induction phase are now out of her system. She is clearly not her old self but is better than she was.

This week we plan to take her swimming. With a portacath, she is still able to go swimming and she is really looking forward to it. She is having a few mood swings but then she is on steroids again for a few days. Hopefully she will not struggle with this for too long. At the moment she is sleeping through ok as well and we are not having to wake to feed her at all hours. However, some of the old food craving that we recognise from the last phase of steroids is starting to kick in already, so we will have to see how this goes.

She took her new medicine well the other day, although she said it was a bit lemony and 'fizzily'. After she took it, she said 'yuck'! She will be an expert on medicines by the end of this.

Thankyou for your ongoing prayers.