Thankyou!

Catherine is now back home after having a blood transfusion. Thankfully the hospital decided to give her the transfusion which means that she has gone from a miserable exhausted child to a bouncy smiley little girl again! She still has some sort of virus, but the change was so profound after the transfusion. Before the transfusion, she was really nervous and said she would prefer 'to sleep all days' rather than go to the hospital. However, when we got home she admitted that she felt much better and that 'mummy was right'. So thankyou everyone for your 'emergency prayers'.

It is so strange having such an energetic child this evening - we forget how much more lethargic she becomes when she is anaemic.

Catherine still has practically no neutrophils which means she is still very susceptible to infections. The hospital has decided to take her off her two chemotherapy drugs for a week to allow her body time to remake some neutrophils. The drugs are clearly doing their job, but really depleted her body of haemoglobin and infection fighting cells. The blood transfusion means that she has a bit more strength to help her deal with life.

Tomorrow, Catherine will not be going to nursery due to her low neutrophils but will be making 'crafty things' for Christmas, including gift bags and crackers. However, she may now be a bit of a livewire so I only hope I can entertain her enough. She will then have some more bloods taken at lunchtime to check the effectiveness of the transfusion. We are also meeting with the Macmillan nurse tomorrow afternoon to discuss the next phase of Catherine's chemotherapy treatment.