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Friday, February 13, 2009

Physically good,emotionally.......well?

Kal continues to improve physically but as is becoming the norm after chemo he's struggling emotionally.He really misses his mum especially but he also misses other family and home as well.I had a chat to one of the nurses about it and she said that it's most certainly not uncommon but she still thought it'd be good to have someone come and talk to Kal about things.That did happen late in the afternoon and she was comfortable that Kal was ok and all the things he was feeling were completely normal and understandable.She suggested a few different things for him to try to get by in those down times.He had a visit from the back on track teachers and at the time Kal was having one of his moments and they did a great job in picking him up.One of them started talking wrestling and that got Kal's attention well and truly.He also had a visit from the physio therapist and she was very impressed with how he's progressing.His movement has improved significantly but she stressed that he needs to keep up the work to further his improvement.As expected his methotrexate levels dropped a great deal but not enough for discharge,hopefully that may happen tomorrow.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Kal, I'm Renee from GP Access After Hours in Newcastle and I have been following your progress since before Christmas. I just wanted to say Hi and keep your chin up! You are an amazing kid and I hope that your recovery is all uphill from here! My thoughts are with you and your amazing family. Best wishes
Renee xox