Quick update on Natalie...Im happy to be back in the world of normal childhood illnesses, but none-the-less its been a tiring couple of weeks in our home. Natalies been sick since Thanksgiving. It started as a cough, fever and ear infection but once her antibiotics were up her cough and on/off fevers remained (ranging from 101-almost 105). Weve been back to the doctors multiple times (dont worry, Ive spoken to her RN at clinic too) and as of our latest visit today they can now hear some wheezing in her chest. First thought is potential pneumonia, but before jumping to that they have Natalie on two different antibiotics (in addition to the bactrum she already takes) and a nebulizer regimen for the week. However, if her fevers are still lingering by Sunday then theyll do a chest x-ray to be sure. Im actually looking forward to Natalies clinic appointment on Tuesday...again, I KNOW this is not cancer related...but every time she has a symptom that is the same as right before she was diagnosed, it freaks me out (like pain when she walks and her right eye hurting as shes had on/off the last couple of weeks). In addition to Natalie, the last two days Hannahs been sporadically complaining of a sore throat...but other then that shes been her same, happy self. Since I was taking Natalie back to the pediatrician today I brought Hannah as well just to be proactive. Well turns out she has strep and her wheezing has kicked up a notch so shes on an antibiotic as well as shes back on her steady morning/noon/night nebulizer treatments. Lastly, today I took Hope (our sweet dog) back to the vet...I went up there thinking Id come home with another antibiotic for her fever and instead left with a diagnosis of CANCER! Theyre not sure how much time she has (likely not much), but telling Hannah was horrible. Hope is a dog not a human sibling yes...theres no comparison to our kids fighting cancer, however Hannahs only 7-years-old so to her she genuinely loves Hope as much as she loves Natalie (at least she thinks she does). She was absolutely devastated, she knew I was going to say cancer before I even said it, I could just tell. She then started crying hysterically yelling no, no cancer you wont take my doggie from me....shes MY Hope, you cant take her. It took everything in me to hold back my tears....the simple fact that she knows cancer as well as she does at 7-years-old....that she looks at cancer as I do, as if its someone we can yell at...I couldnt believe it. She then said mommy, cancer is taking everyone...it took Julianna and all of those kids on our tree and now its taking Hope. Cancer sucks all around.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 04:11:28 +0000
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