Our First Night

We arrived after 6pm, just in time for shift change. Our first nurse was nice as can be and the next one was equally pleasant. I guess as pleasant as you can get at a time like this. I am overwhelmed with the love and support we've received thus far and we haven't even done anything. I know the words leukemia and cancer are super scary, but I guess I'm still in shock. There was a time I thought that learning my child had Down syndrome was the worst day of my life, boy was I wrong.

I wish I had more to update, but all I can say for now is that the resident doctor on duty tonight came and talked to us and gave us a game plan. Blood work tonight to confirm the labs done in our home town. (Wouldn't that be amazing if all the labs were wrong!!! Could I ask for such a miracle, okay, not likely , so don't really get your hopes up.) We went over her history, and she told us she'd like to get an iv in her tonight for fluids. Well....that didn't go so smoothly. If this is what the next year of my life will be like, I think I'd like run away temporarily. They spent a half an hour just checking out her limbs like a science project. Three nurses in there trying to decide what to do. They tried her left arm (right arm is bruised from yesterdays blood draw). After poking her and proding around for a couple of minutes (meanwhile she's screaming) they decided that wasn't working and pulled it out. So they put the band around her other arm hoping that the hand would work. But after freaking her out w/ that rubber band thing (she knows what that means now!) they decided that wouldn't work either b/c her arms/hands are so chubby it would be right in that crease on her wrist. SO....no other option except her feet...which would mean she couldn't walk, yeah right!!! I told them they'd have to sedate her to keep her from walking around, and that's NOT going to happen! So guess what? They drew the blood from the foot and no IV! They'll call in their vascular team in the morning. Will update when we get the labs back, hopefully soon. It also looks like the computer may be busy quite often, so if I don't post that may be why!!! Thanks for all your love and support, and especially the prayers!