Transplant Day +131 - A positive day at the Outpatient Clinic

Good Evening Folks

Thanks for popping by and welcome again to the next update in Phoebe’s remarkable recovery following her Bone Marrow Transplant.

As you can imagine Ade and I are immensely proud of Phoebe for her determined spirit to keep smiling throughout these challenging times and today was no exception. As many of you may know it’s been our regular trip to Manchester for the weekly clinic appointment. Phoebe began the day well with probably one of the best breakfasts she’s had since before her transplant, with a good bowl of porridge and a nice cup of tea (de-caff mind!!) down her, she was in fine form with lots of smiles ready for the day ahead.

As Rob continues his vacation in Australia, Maged looked after us superbly and it’s always good to see him, he has a wonderful way of explaining the results of Phoebe’s blood tests making them easier to understand. Maged is really pleased with Phoebe’s progress and today it has been decided to reduce the immuno-suppressant therapy of Ciclosporin to one dose every other day, which is another great step towards a full recovery for our little angel. She has done so well bless her.

Rob, Maged and the team will continue to watch and monitor Phoebe’s blood counts closely especially as they are rather low at the moment but considering they have increased from last week and she has had a runny nose, Phoebs is doing amazingly well. We need to be consistently stringent about hygiene to avoid the risks of catching infections, thus inevitably resulting in a stay in hospital…. therefore until the blood counts pick up we will stay in semi-isolation mainly around the home and just enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, fingers crossed.

Following our visit to the hospital today, we had our second attempt at finding the aviation viewing park at Manchester airport and this week found it fairly easy, not too sure why we couldn’t find it last week so we’ll put it down to tiredness as it was an extremely long day. Phoebe had a good nap on the way and awoke with such a surprised look on her face when she saw the aeroplanes, it was a real picture. There was a little nip in the air late afternoon so we didn’t stay out too long but Phoebe thoroughly enjoyed having a little freedom and run around on the platform area in between sipping a warm cup of tea. Just a point of interest for you guys, Concorde is only open to view on the weekend and their new restaurant inside the Concorde hangar opens in May this year. It was a lovely end to the afternoon and as we arrived home following a smooth journey along the M6 Mum and Dad were at home ready to welcome us with a nice cuppa and a beautifully clean home. I truly thank god for my blessings.

Phoebe ate well for tea having a few teaspoons of omelette with Disney Sleeping Beauty, of course, and after her big day she was quite tired. It was great to finish off the day with a visit from Gwen and Geoff before their outing for dinner and we're pleased to say Phoebs is settled and we look forward to another day hopefully with a little sunshine.

So…for now folks

Thanks for your support and comments regarding the blog, its greatly appreciated and we enjoy reading them along with our e-mails. Please feel free to e-mail me at lynn@oldfields.net if it’s easier for you but for now we’ll be back in a few days.

For Thelma...Our thoughts and love are with you and the family.xxx

Tis only when they spring to heaven that angels reveal
themselves to you.

Robert Browning

Rest easy, much love

Lynn, Ade, Phoebe and Spirit Eleanor xxxx