Bruno & Gianni: Ready to shred (Gianni's hand on her pink scooter)Well this stay was not so much fun and we are oh so happy to be home! Gianni was feeling pretty crummy for the majority of the time and she has had it up to her eyeballs with people "touching her body"; and to top everything . . . all her hair came out! She looks cute, and does not seem to mind too much. Some fun was had: Santa Claus visited (she practically climbed to the top of my head to get away from him = )); we made a new friend (our roommate was a little girl Gianni's age); and Gianni (with a little help from daddy and mommy) became the new champion of 2-North wagon racing.
Gianni's numbers (white blood cells) spiked on Wednesday night (from 200 to 900 - this is very good). This meant we could go home on Thursday; and after she was given her scheduled dose of chemo, that is exactly what we did! Bruno was still with his big sis, so Tony, Gianni, and I just had a quiet evening at home. The first night home is usually a bit rough for her anyway. She's suffered a small amount of nausea and vomiting (from Thursday's chemo), but all in all she just seems to thrive at home.
Yesterday (Friday) Gianni and I made a few of those brownies we promised while we waited for Bruno to come home. She did most of the stirring, and a whole lot of clean 'em up of the spoon and bowl.
We are looking forward to a long string of days with no chemo, no s-h-o-t-s, and no F&N. She will start cycle two during the second week of January. Because she had such a hard time with the 1st round, her doctor's are considering lowering her next rounds dosage, or increasing her recovery time. Either way, we are hoping she has an easier go of things.
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Funny Bruno:
"Mommy, Gianni's owie looks just like a rainbow on her head."
