Eating me out of house and home
Seriously I know a side effect of the steroids was increased hungry but this four year old girl hasn’t stopped eating. So far in the last twenty four hours Elizabeth …
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Peanut butter on Sausage roll
One of the side effects of the steroids that Elizabeth is taking is an increase in appetite which is a really good thing to see. She has started to tuck …
Productive day
Today has sped by and I was amazed to find it was bed time already. From getting up early for a CT scan to having am Echocardiogram this afternoon Elizabeth …
Back to School
Today Elizabeth started school. It was so good to get her up and dressed and go along to the ward school to meet up with the teachers and speak to …
Inspiration
Since Elizabeth was diagnosed with Leukaemia so many people have told me how inspiring I am and how strong I am. It is hard for me to think of being …
sleeping with your head in a cupboard
The ward we are staying in has definitely thought hard about the fact that children and their parents will be there for long periods of time. Its been a while …
Beth’s treatment plan
I realised today that one of the reasons I feel so calm about this whole thing is that I have a treatment plan. When you get given a diagnoses they …
The “your child has cancer” diet
From the initial shock to finding the time to eat this diet will be a sure fire way of shifting those extra pounds. With drawers full of quick healthy snacks …
The nights are hardest
Well there was definitely a distinct lack of sleep last night. I’m getting better at sleeping through everyone else’s beeping but Elizabeth’s machines did a lot of beeping last night. …
Acceptance
When we came onto the ward on Thursday someone said within a few days everything will settle down and you will get into a routine. I couldn’t believe it. I …