After the difficulties Phoebe suffered with the third round of chemo we wondered what might happen this time round. we are happy to report that this week Phoebe has coped well and remained relatively healthy. Last Saturday we were due to care for Phoebe while Rachel, Matt and Reuben went to a wedding; but Phoebe having had a bad night, wanted Matt to stay, and so Jen and Marcus went to the wedding service instead. However, we were pleased to get a text message partway through the service from Matt asking us to go to the hospital and take over from him; Phoebe was now willing to have us care for her.
Marcus spent Wednesday afternoon with Phoebe, and then Thursday late afternoon, evening and night with Phoebe. They got along well, reading, watching films, snuggling up, giving Phoebe a back scratch (which she loves, and distracts her from pain elsewhere). Phoebe retains her mischevious streak. On Friday morning Marcus went to get her breakfast, and as he was leaving she asked to look at the photos on his phone. Later in the day he found that she had added three more! Two of her room - and the 'selfie' below!
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| A selfie! |
Today Rachel posted the following update in the '#PrayForPhoebe' Facebook group:
This week has been fairly uneventful - which is good! Phoebe's been in a fair amount of pain in her throat (due to chemo) and she is on regular doses of morphine which may need to be changed to a constant morphine drip if no improvement today. She is also struggling to keep fluids down today.
Tomorrow is a significant day as it's the last dose of chemo for this cycle, and therefore the last dose altogether. We all can't wait to be rid of the awful nasty horrendous toxic poison that is chemo! Hopefully just another couple weeks in isolation for recovery and then we'll be outta here!
Please pray for patience to endure - now that the end is in sight it almost feels harder than ever to be stuck within these 4 walls day in, day out, and we are all a little stir crazy! Thank you!
Jen continues to collect Reuben from nursery Monday to Friday and then has an enjoyably tiring afternoon with him. He is overjoyed to see mum or dad come home in the late afternoon, and they spend some time together before tea and bedtime.
We continue to be heartened by your support. One friend has texted us every day since Phoebe's operation in February to remind us she is praying for us!
