The Highs
Hi all – Sally is doing awesome, like awesome awesome. She was extremely playful and happy all day, tons of energy. She even stood with her godmother, Vittoria, for a long time and played at her little light & sound table. She would always scream when trying before, so it shows that she is still […]
Wired Little Girl
Hi all – I got to spend the day home alone with Sally, my first time since last Friday when she was becoming dehydrated and had to take her into Sloan Kettering for the entire weekend. She was very clingy most of the day, would cry any time I left her side except for the […]
Three Days of Peace (Hopefully)
Hi all – Got that photo mid-laugh when I arrived home, Nicole just remarked how she looks like a chipmunk with those massive cheeks. Sally had her big day of tests as well as another round of treatment today at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. She did very well, even sleeping through a plasma transfusion per Nicole. We […]
24 Hour Freakout Is Over
Hi all – I just wanted to thank everybody for their kind words in the comments section of last night’s post as well as the texts and the emails of support I received over the last day. The first time Sally was diagnosed with Leukemia, I was a mess the whole first week, but it […]
Reality Sinking In
Hi all – Sally had a checkup today that we hoped would be uneventful. Good news is that it was, her blood counts all looked good other than the need for a plasma transfusion, which she received before leaving. The stage is set for Thursday where Sally will undergo a spinal tap and bone marrow […]
Fundraiser for Sally
Hi all – Not much to update tonight, Sally had a good day home with Nicole. The only issue we’re having is that she is she has anxiety about being left alone, so didn’t sleep enough today and wouldn’t let Nicole leave her sight. This is understandable in that Sally is so used to having […]
Sally’s Back
Hi all – Sally’s back, and in more ways than one. First off, Sally is home! She was released this afternoon after chugging milk and eating for 24 hours straight without painkillers and minimal IV fluids. In addition to being back home, Sally is…well…back. She is smiling, laughing, clapping hands, holding herself up, eating a […]
Night & Day
Hi all – What a difference a day can make. By the time I left Sally with Nicole this evening, she had drank triple the amount of milk she had consumed the day before, and did so without any painkillers/morphine. This was likely a combination of being on IV fluids as well as her sores […]
Doing Better
Hi all – Sally slept well last night, she got up twice but managed to drink a bit from the bottle each time and get back to sleep. We both managed to sleep in til 8am, a rarity. Halfway through the night Sally joined me in the chair bed, which was quite cozy after plopping […]
Admitted. Again.
Hi all – very quickly for those not on Facebook, we had to bring Sally in after she wasn’t eating over a several hour period as she was either too tired or in a lot of pain. Dehydration is not something MSK messes with so they had us come in to be safe. A couple […]