Wednesday, February 24th

The snow blew and fell and slushed and rained and froze and blew all the way to the other side of Truro yesterday.  It was quite the drive, but we made it to Halifax safe and sound, and in four hours - not bad really!

Our appointment with Pulmonary was very quick.  Michellie had actually gained 2 lbs since our visit before the first chemo, she was the same height, and her results were roughly the same.  That was good news.  We were done so quick that we were able to go shopping for a bit in the afternoon and we were like two kids in the candy store.  We found a nice quiet store in Darmouth and we oogled and ahhed over everything - it was great fun!

Our evening was a lot of laughter and great food with the Krochko's and Rankins, and we were once again transformed from our mission to just plain having a good time.  Diane was extremely tickled by Michellie's infectious grin as she dove into the merengue strawberry whip cream dessert.  Heaven!!!  Michellie went cruising with her buddies and that was a great breakaway from her boring  and ever-present parents.

Upon getting ready for bed, Michellie decided to do some English homework, but the two cats, Juno and Bela were not having anything of that.  Michellie was giggling and calling out in distress as she realized that sometimes you do have to report the cat ate your homework, even the pen!  To top it off, they spent the night harassing her with purrs and licks when they weren't playing inside the hide-a-bed.  It was really weak complaining, as Michellie really did love all of the attention.

Today began early and we arrived to the hospital for 8:30.  We were processed in, and then sent for a trip to the dermatologist to check out the rash that has now covered most of Michellie's body.  It is bright red and occasionally itchy, but seems to be a product of the chemo drugs.  Hopefully it will not ramp up more after the end of round 4, we will have to wait and see.  Michellie is now sound asleep this afternoon as all of the drugs are coordinated and pumped into her.  We have tried every angle to keep the nausea down, so we now just have to wait and see how it goes for her.  She was very anxious in approaching today, so it is nice that she can be lulled to sleep and miss most of the day and its various side effects. 

David and I are thrilled to have internet, and we are relaxing and catching up with the world until we are needed.