I am very thankful today. Daisy's neutrophil count is almost zero as expected. I am also grateful and relieved that Daisy got the hang of the "toilet situation" while being isolated in the chamber. I was concerned she would try to hold it which would just be added stress for my little baby. I am also thankful she has not had ANY diarrhea or vomiting which normally occurs after the 3 days of full body irradiation. That is not to say this won't change later on in the week but none the less I am still thankful.
Lastly I was concerned about the emotional impact of Daisy being isolated in the chamber (she is used to getting ALOT of hugs and kisses):
Luckily Buffy, her nurse (and new BFF) said she "just couldn't handle it anymore" (referring to Daisy's big sad brown eyes) so....... she suited up, put gloves on and went in the chamber with her. Daisy immediately climbed on her lap and gave her kisses :-)
Earlier this morning I chose to do a guided imagery connecting to Daisy's heart center in preparation for what I knew would be Daisy's emotional isolation in the chamber. I hope she felt it :-)
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