4th Round of Chemo

Grace started her 4th round of chemo yesterday. She had a lumbar puncture today and usually when she comes out of general anesthesia she is mean, mean, mean!!!! Today she was chatty and silly--and I'm thinking they did a partial lobotomy, not a lumbar puncture!!! Anyway, it was a good day for her. She was able to play in the playroom and make herself a badge with her picture and name--just like the hospital staff. She's official now. She is also taking over many jobs like taking her own temperature and blood pressure.

We'll see how this week plays out--hospital weeks are hard but in general the side effects haven't kicked in yet so she feels pretty good!! We hope the rest of this week goes well. We were so excited to have her home for 8 days in a row!!! It was awesome. We were able to go to our nephew's baptism (way to go Austin)!!! Grace had so much fun with her cousins!! Just getting out of town cheered all of us up!!

We'll keep you updated as much as we can. Many of you have asked us if the treatments are working. She'll have a thorough evaluation after her 5th chemo round and that will give a better idea of where she is at. We know that the tumor on her neck has gone away (visually). We hope that is indicative of the other tumors but as of yet, we don't know. But we'll let you know as soon as we have more info.

We hope this finds you well!! Have a super day.