Chemo today

Grace has Chemo today. She has been getting two forms of chemo put directly in her Port in her chest every 10 days. The appointments take 3 to 4 hours because we always have to wait on her blood chemistry to make sure that she's not to low to administer chemo. She receives Vincristine and Methotrexate-two very strong forms of chemo. It usually hits her pretty hard for about three to five days, though predominately in the middle of the night. She often wakes up screaming with pain in her joints. She gets a bad tummy, as well, from the methotrexate and typically won't eat for several days (at least more than nibbles, though we usually insist on an apple or something and of course, water). She gets really nervous about her appointments, so today we're going to take her beautiful new teddy bear that our friends, the Sopers lovingly MADE for her! And, we're taking along her medical bag. I think Teddy is in for an arduous appointment via doctor Grace, but she'll make him better! After all, as she tells us, she is training to be an animal rescuer.