Eric is now half done his treatment and he's doing great. He has almost no pain left from the surgery and excitedly showed me how he could now sleep on his back, or either side and gargle too!
Unfortunately, we are now on isolation due to a phlegmy cough. He had a lovely brain tickler nasal swab today and even though the swab came back negative on whatever they were testing for, we are required to isolate for 10 days, or until we go home - and I plan on going home first! Eric isn't allowed to leave the room and I'm not allowed to use any common areas - coffee, microwave, toaster, laundry. It is to protect all the immune-compromised kiddos on the floor, but it's still a pain in the rear.
A huge THANK YOU to the Baker Drive Elementary community which has provided us with Starbucks and Safeway gift cards. Always useful, they become extra helpful when we're on isolation! We are truly grateful to belong to such an amazing, supportive community.
I am back at the hospital now after a lovely little break with Joel and Millie, my own bed and my tub :) It sounds like Eric and Daddy had a great time. In fact, they were so busy playing video games and watching movies, that Eric only managed to finish one Lego set in 2 days! Of course, it was a 641 piece Lego Technic Batcycle that provided a bit more of a challenge than the last sets.
I've included a pic of the completed Batcycle as well as a pic of "Sleepy Eric" (his description) and Lil'Pup who Auntie Jenny brought yesterday and finally a pic of the Starbucks gift card message that nailed it.
(Note that despite all these references to sleep, it's almost 10pm and Eric is in fact not actually asleep yet!)
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