A Good Day

...As I lay in bed this morning, alone in the hotel room, I keep thinking that if I stay in the bed and don't get out that maybe we can skip this day in Kendall's journey. I mean, if I don't get out of bed, it must still be a dream. Those thoughts didn't last too long as I received a call from Dylan at 6:30am. Dylan began to talk as if he has been up for several hours. His voice was excited and he was eager to tell me to have a good day and that he loved me. He was feeding the dogs, usually my job, before he went to school. He made sure to tell me to tell Kendall hi and that he loved her too. He then said he had to call and he would call me later. That was enough to get me out of the bed and to get ready to go see Kendall....

..... Last night was Kendall's first chemotherapy treatment and I just knew it was going to be rough this morning, wondering how many of those side effects she was experiencing. She had also told me that she would call me when she got up this morning so I can expect to be up early. But Kendall's phone call never came. I walked in the hospital room a little after 8:00am to find Kendall still asleep. Tammy was awake and sitting in the chair. Tammy said that it was a rough night. The nurses were in the room all night and neither one of them got much sleep. I kissed Kendall on the head and she rolled her eyes up at me and I knew we were in for a long day.Tammy also looked like she was going to have a rough day as well. So I sat there quietly and flipped through some Leukemia paperwork until it was time to go to Infusion Therapy class.

Infusion Therapy class is exactly what I thought it would be like. It was a room full of people learning how to take care of a PICC Line for their loved one. What was interesting was that these people have the same blank and confused look on there face as I did mine. We all sat through it and listened to the nurse explain the procedure. Then we were told we had to complete a second class and then take a test for the third class to be "able" to properly care for the PICC Line.
It's Whatever it has to be because I'm going to go through it all. I went back to the room and Kendall was stirring around a little bit. She said she was feeling a little bit better and hungry. That's a good sign right?Hungry? Anyone that wants to eat has to be feeling ok. I went to the second class and it was the same as the one before. They just want you to have 2 logged in sessions of the class to make sure we understand. So I'm set to take the test and perform my first PICC Line change and flush on guess who? That's right, Kendall!!! I don't think she was very excited about that and asked if a nurse was going to be in here...

....By this time it was near 4:00pm and I had an appointment to look at some apartments. Besides that, Chuck, had drove our car out here and was back at the motel waiting on me. I take care of that and back to the hospital to see Kendall and Tammy. We all sat in the room for a while and talked and Kendall was glowing. No, not from the chemotherapy. She was just overwhelmingly in a good mode. Talking, laughing, texting and being herself. It was wonderful. She has made a complete turn around from this morning. I can only hope that she feels like this all the time. It was so refreshing to have her be in a good mood. Oh YEAH,....I forgot to tell you. The doctor came in to tell us that IF the treatment goes well and all the bloodwork is normal, we maybe able to take Kendall out of the hospital sometime Monday. Now there is alot of things that can happen between now and then but it was good news to hear. Life at the apartment will be very different but manageable. Adjustments will have to be made and it will throw Kendall out of her comfort zone a little but she is looking forward to leaving the hospital.

....Overall, it was a good day. Kendall turned in a positive day with minimal side effects, Dylan still loves me for leaving him in Birmingham, we were able to see a friend from Gardendale and are still receiving phone calls and emails of support from all of you. I want to thank you again for thinking of us and want you to know that we could not be here without you. Thank you!

I will post some information tomorrow with better details on donating blood. The doctors said that Kendall will possibly need blood and platelets during this time and that if anyone would be willing to donate, it would be a great help. There is a way that when you donate, it can be credited for Kendall to receive but could also help others with Leukemia as well. I will post more information on this tomorrow.

Don't forget to look at the pictures I put up !