Saturday March 13

Lailah gets discharged today! We get to go out on the town and see the sights of Memphis. It should be a nice diversion from everything we've been experiencing. She slept through the night last night, MeMaw had to wake her up to feed her. All her vitals are great, you wouldn't think there was anything wrong with her by how she looks. She is making lots of new friends along the hall, especially one little feller who came by last night riding on his IV pole. That's a fairly common sport, and rather adorable. MeMaw and PawPaw stayed with her last night so Mommy and Daddy could get caught up on their rest, which was really nice. We should have the Bug with us when we lay down tonight. We brought her Moses bed so she will be all comfy and cozy. Tomorrow we will learn how to care for the port that was installed yesterday. It has to be cleaned and flushed daily to keep it sterile. Next thing up treatment - wise is Monday. She will have a test to determine her exact kidney and liver function, because the amount of chemo she gets is calculated by her ability to process it. Too much too soon could do a lot of damage to her immune system, so its pretty important to have exact amounts. Tuesday she will have a hearing test to get a baseline number on her hearing. That will be necessary to make sure her hearing doesn't get damaged as a result of the chemo. It's a lot to remember, but we are managing. I will be returning to Mobile Wednesday afternoon. My Mom is coming up Monday to bring our car and we will drive hers back to MobTown. I have got to get back to work, and I will also get to help plan her fundraiser concert and dinner, car wash and a few other things that some wonderful people have got the ball rolling on. If you are in the Mobile area, stayed tuned for the concert details, it should be really great. Gotta run, we are about to get her discharge papers and go find some lunch. Keep on praying that everything goes well for us. God bless you.