'stupid, silly, mischief cough'

Catherine was an absolute star today. From the moment she got up until after her 'wobbly medicine' (anaesthetic) there were no nerves about going to hospital and there was only a very small amount of complaining. The only time she was upset was after she had her 'wobbly medicine' when she asked the anaesthetist if she could have some more as she 'quite enjoyed it'! This is the first time she has been this calm going to hospital. It actually made today quite a good experience as we were not constantly having to try and talk her out of her anxiety. We are so proud of her. After her anaesthetic she slept for most of the afternoon and woke up demanding lots of 'Alphabetti' (Alphabet shaped spaghetti).

We will not find out the results of the bone marrow test for a few weeks. We also thought that she would escape Christmas without starting the intense block of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, we found out today that, if all goes to schedule, this block will begin on December 18th. Hopefully she will not be too poorly over Christmas. However, just before the difficult block starts, a charity that provides outings for children with cancer has given us some free tickets so that Catherine can go and see Peter Pan. This will be her first pantomime, and at the moment she thinks it will be a bit like CBeebies on a stage!

We all have colds at the moment. Catherine decided today that I had a 'tickly cough all tickly in my throat'. I asked her what sort of cough she had. She said she had 'a stupid, silly, mischief cough' but then laughed and said that her cough 'starts in the throat and goes all down her leg'. Interesting! I wonder what the medical profession would say about that...