Alex didn't sleep very good, he kept on waking up and crying. In the middle of the night Alex asked me to sleep with him in his bed.
The nurse came at seven thirty in the morning to take blood from Alex. He cried and cried, it sure is upsetting to see him like this.
Breakfast came around eight o'clock. Before Alex had breakfast he had a sedative to make him drowsy for when he has the bone marrow and the spinal tap.
A nurse took us downstairs for an x-ray of Alex's chest. After ten o'clock we went into the treatment room. Dr. L a child psychologist helped Alex and myself get through the ordeal. She also explained the procedure and what it involved.
It sure is difficult watching Alex. One nurse held Alex quite tight while the doctor worked on Alex's back. They had to freeze the spot for the bone marrow needle, the needle did hurt him when it went in. Once it was in it didn't hurt, it was just uncomfortable.
When they did the bone marrow test Alex got himself into a rage and he started biting and hitting me. Dr. L calmed him down and talked me through it all. I must of cried through the bone marrow and the spinal tap. I was so upset at seeing Alex what looked like to me, to be in pain.
Charlie didn't stay he said he couldn't stay and watch when Alex was screaming so much. I stayed because I felt Alex needed one of his parents there. The procedure took an hour and half to do. We took him back to his room and he slept most of that afternoon.
Mom and Dad came and sat with Alex while I went to their place. Charlie had gone to work. I was throughly exhausted from Alex's bone marrow and spinal tap. So it sure was good to have a break.
I came back around five o'clock, Mom said Marla came up. Marla gave Alex three presents and one was from Coral. Marla gave Alex a box of 72 crayons, a toy airport and a potato head kids game. Coral gave Alex a sticker book and Mr. Potato Head.
Shirley and Brent came to the hospital, Brent wanted to see Alex. Brent was pretty upset at seeing his friend so sick. With Alex having the sedative for the bone marrow and spinal tap, he was pretty tired. Alex kept on getting mad at Brent because he kept on touching Alex's toy cars. They stayed for a few hours and left.
I started getting ready for bed at nine o'clock. It's really hard for me to get to sleep. When I do go to sleep I wake up through out the night for no reason. It's hard getting use to Alex having Cancer. I can feel myself about ready to breakdown and cry. I keep wondering when I'll be able to control myself again, as I'm not an emotional person.
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