Another holiday cancelled

Friday 13th Feb

Celia's temperature remains high and all she wants to do is sleep and stare mindlessly at the TV. The white cells in her urine are decreasing which is good sign.
 As per usual I got no sleep last night as Celia's bed is right beside the entrance to the ward so every coming and going was accompanied by a door bang loud enough to shake the whole room and for some reason the alarm on her drip kept going off every 5 minutes - that bleep will haunt me til the end of my days!

Celia has to stay in hospital tonight as her temperature isn't stabilising and she isn't eating or drinking so our long weekend to Phillip Island has most definitely been canceled. That is the 3rd holiday we have had to cancel and it is so upsetting to see the disappointment on the kids faces.

Looking on the bright side, Celia's blood counts remain high and I am getting a chance to catch up on my book group reading.

Ronald McDonald Family Room

 Once again I am eternally grateful to the Ronald McDonald house charity for providing the most amazing parent room where you can grab breakfast ( they even have a pancake machine!) have a shower, do laundry or relax in a chillout room.

 Andy and the kids came up at about 4pm and we planned to swap over for the night shift. There were a few tears and cries for mummy to stay but she got over it quickly enough.

One good thing about all this is that it reminds you what is important in life so when I got home I had a bath with Max and Mabel. I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've made the time and effort to have a bath with the kids. They were so delighted to splash around with me and for once not have me screaming about flooding the bathroom - mental note to self: chill out a bit more!