Cheers!

Round six was as smooth as any of the first five as the day just sailed by. Jamie, slightly encumbered by tummy ache (attributed to angry gyros) was otherwise in good spirits and took on her tankerload of fluid with the usual gusto. Our nurse today was Christie, significant not only because she has become one of our many friends on 7 SE, but also because she is the same charge nurse who gave us a tour of the wing just before Jamie’s surgery. She deserves a lot of credit for our confidence when we started with the SCCA as her outgoing persona and earnest descriptions of the challenges ahead helped both Jamie and I feel that would be getting the best care possible.

Only Jamie can truly describe the feeling of completing the 6 + 6 rounds of chemo and receiving the continuing positive praise of Dr. Goff. So I will leave further commentary and details on what is to come for Jamie when she is ready to post in a day or two and instead leave you with just a few details of our modest post-chemo celebration.

Although her brief ailment prevented this occasion from being marked by a waterside hotel view of the Space Need Fireworks, tonight was special. We are staying at our usual post hospital abode, the Silver Cloud, where once again the Wood family treated us to an evening of upscale picnicking including some celebratory champagne. Erik dazzled us with his ever improving table manners and Madeline of course was as good as any two year and a half year old could be. After tasty desserts we retired to our room for a little hotel bed gymnastics and playtime. The kids outlasted all of us and Katrina brought things to a close when she proclaimed clean pants and pajamas for all.