The Letter
Last Friday we received a letter addressed to a doctor at a local hospital, our link doctor, it was two sheets of A4 paper folded into three pieces. The letter appeared inocent enough, it was the minutes of the meeting that the consultant had had with us when we were told the results. The bubble had burst, once again, the prognosis, Our Little Girl has a 35 to 50 percent chance of surviving the treatment, the course of treatmen is due to take 17 months, then we wait, she may have 5 years,less or more to live. The surgeon could not remove a 1.5 cm square of tumor, my heart sank, I physcially shrank. My wife read the letter, a black cloud desended over our house.' They' had said proudly that 'they' could not see any signs of the tumor on the MRI scan, yet why could they not see 1.5cm of cells. The question that came to mind was, how quickly do they reproduce?' And on went the letter......
What can I say, MLG is having a lovely time at home, with her big brother, with her friends, with her family. The bubble is getting smaller with every brown strand of hair that comes out. How long until My, Our, Little Girl looses all of her hair, days, perhaps a few weeks at most. Shortly she will be having her next dose of chemo, with that comes sickness, lack of appitite, time in hospital away from her family and friends. Is there a positive side? Yes, with every dose of chemo the cancer gets blasted a little more, with every day that passes with have one more day of My Little Girl screaming, shouting, giggling, cuddling, loving and getting up too early.
Last Friday we received a letter addressed to a doctor at a local hospital, our link doctor, it was two sheets of A4 paper folded into three pieces. The letter appeared inocent enough, it was the minutes of the meeting that the consultant had had with us when we were told the results. The bubble had burst, once again, the prognosis, Our Little Girl has a 35 to 50 percent chance of surviving the treatment, the course of treatmen is due to take 17 months, then we wait, she may have 5 years,less or more to live. The surgeon could not remove a 1.5 cm square of tumor, my heart sank, I physcially shrank. My wife read the letter, a black cloud desended over our house.' They' had said proudly that 'they' could not see any signs of the tumor on the MRI scan, yet why could they not see 1.5cm of cells. The question that came to mind was, how quickly do they reproduce?' And on went the letter......
What can I say, MLG is having a lovely time at home, with her big brother, with her friends, with her family. The bubble is getting smaller with every brown strand of hair that comes out. How long until My, Our, Little Girl looses all of her hair, days, perhaps a few weeks at most. Shortly she will be having her next dose of chemo, with that comes sickness, lack of appitite, time in hospital away from her family and friends. Is there a positive side? Yes, with every dose of chemo the cancer gets blasted a little more, with every day that passes with have one more day of My Little Girl screaming, shouting, giggling, cuddling, loving and getting up too early.
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