Today was Ashlynn’s 5th Chemo treatment. Michelle came with us to keep us company this trip! It’s always nice to have someone to talk with during the long trip. Treatment went very well this week. First thing Ashlynn got her blood taken so we could get her blood counts. We were pleasantly surprised that all of her counts were already back into the normal range. This means no blood transfusion will be needed this week. The only minor concern we have this week is Ashlynn’s weight. She has lost weight the past 3 weeks, not a lot of weight, but we want her to be gaining instead. She is at 20lbs even right now. Before her treatments started she was up to 22lbs. We talked to the dietitian today and got some tips for adding in some extra calories.
While we waited for the lab to mix up Ashlynn’s chemo we played with the iPad Nana let us borrow from her classroom. This was probably a bad idea, because now we want one even more. Ashlynn loved the app with the dancing animals. She figured out where she needed to touch to change the animal very quickly. Its amazing that she could figure this out in a matter of minutes. When the animals would dance Ashlynn would dance too.
Once it was time for chemo Ashlynn sat very still with Michelle. She was such a good girl. Tammy even let Ashlynn help push her chemo! We are hoping for and uneventful couple of weeks!!
Playing on the iPad
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