I woke up at eight o’clock. I set the alarm to wake me up instead of sleeping until ten o’clock. I thought I could get a few things done before Alex woke up.
I checked on Alex before I had a shower he was sleeping. After my shower I got dressed and wrote in the journal.
Alex woke up at ten o’clock. He was really happy, he said he had a good sleep. Alex had cereal for breakfast and a Japanese orange.
I did the laundry, the dishes and tided up the house. We had an early lunch.
Mom and Dad dropped by they wondered if I wanted to go vote. I told them I had to go take Alex to the hospital, but thanks anyways. Mom said if Charlie and I wanted to vote later to bring Alex down.
We left for the hospital before one o’clock. We got to about 12th and Nanaimo when I heard a thumping noise. I realized the car had a flat tire. We made it to the gas station but it was a self-serve. I went into the cashier but she was the only employee there. So I had to change the tire myself. It took me quite awhile to figure out how to work the jack. I read the handbook and figured it out. I never realized that tires were so heavy! I got the flat off okay but putting on the spare was something else. When I got the flat out I had to raise the car up some more, it wasn’t high enough for the spare. It took me quite awhile to get the spare on and to match up the wholes with the bolts. A guy came when I was half way there and asked if he could help. I said it was okay that I was almost finished. Then another came when I was almost done but I said it was okay thanks anyways. The first guy said you look like you know what you’re doing. I told him it wasn’t my car that I had never changed the tire on this car before. He said oh you’re doing just fine. You’ve got your brake on? I said yes I have. He said then you’re okay.
We finally got to the hospital at 2:20 p.m. our appointment was for 1:30 p.m. I told Joan that we had a flat halfway in that was why we were so late. Joan said oh you’re kidding! I told her I was using my husband’s car and I had never used the jack. I had to figure out how to use it first!
We went into the clinic where Mary was waiting. She said we almost gave up on you guys. I told her we had a flat tire on the way in. Mary said oh no how terrible. Alex quickly took off his jacket and went to run and play. Mary and I both called him to come back. Dr. S had been standing there but no doubt she didn’t hear me. She said I was about to leave a note. I said we would have been on time had it not been for the flat tire. She said oh you had a flat? When she said she was going to give them a note, she sounded really annoyed. Mary had even said you never are usually that late ever.
Mary took Alex to have his blood test, but first she ran warm water and put Alex’s hands in the water.
Alex played while we waited for the blood counts. Dr. S came to tell us that Alex’s counts were okay to go ahead with his Chemotherapy drugs. She was starting with half a dose since Alex had to have Chemotherapy next week. Alex is to take ¾ of a pill of Mercaptopurine and 3 Methotrexiate pills. I asked Dr. S about the Bactrim. I told her that on the ward they wanted me to asked her about the dosage. She looked very annoyed about me saying that. Then I told her they said the dosage wasn’t enough that they had never seen it that low. Now she looked really annoyed! I said he’s taking one pill daily three times a week, unless I read it incorrectly. I then gave her the pill bottle. Dr. S said oh I didn’t realize they were the small pills. Alex should be taking two pills daily three times a week. That annoyed me that Alex was taking the incorrect amount. I had asked Heather on October 5th why Alex’s Bactrim pills had been changed from two pills daily three times a week to one pill daily three times a week. Heather had told me to follow that was on the pill bottle and that she would check with Dr. S and if there was a change she would phone back. Heather never did phone back. When we went in on November 2nd we saw Dr. K I asked him what the dosage was supposed to be for Alex’s Bactrim. Dr. K said it wasn’t in Alex’s chart as to what the dosage was. I thought that was pretty strange. He then told me to check with Dr. S when she got back. I wonder if that was why Alex didn’t get over his cough.
We came home and got home at three forty five. When Charlie got home I told him about the flat tire on his car. Charlie said id you call BCAA? I told him I had changed it myself. Charlie phoned ICBC but they were closed then he phoned Kir Mac, the auto body shop and they said to bring it in. Charlie left for Kir Mac while I cooked dinner.
Luckily Charlie got back when dinner was ready. Charlie said the flat might have been caused by the accident. After dinner we took Alex down to Mom and Dad’s while we went to vote. When we came back Dad asked us to come in. We played a game and Alex watched us. I let Alex roll the dice in the game.
Alex wasn’t very nice in fact, he was quite rude when we came back from voting. Alex kept on saying “you want to bet?” I had to scold him he was so bad.
We came home at eight o’clock. Alex went to bed shortly after we got home.
I wrote in the journal, watched TV and went to bed at eleven thirty.
Tests
WBC 4.1
HGB 13.2
Platelets 614
ANC 1722
Medication
Bactrim ----- ----- 5:00 p.m.
Mercaptopurine ------ ----- 5:00 p.m.
Methotrexiate ------ ------ 5:00 p.m.
Temperature 36.10C 10:30 p.m.
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