Update #51. Day + 38. Goodbye Room #19

Lauren has continued to progress and today saw her use her room for the last time on a day visit. Tomorrow a new girl comes in for a new transplant. We still need to go into the hospital each day for fluids as her kidneys are still throwing out a high reading as a result of the drug combinations currently being taken. She now spends the nights at 'home' and still has the nasal tube as we use it to also feed extra fluids. Hopefully they'll find the correct level for the drugs so her readings return to normal. We're getting closer. Aside from that, haven't been doing much as Lauren is still isolated from people for 100 days.

Attached pictures show Lauren's 'wall' coming down the last few days with the room now looking more like a typical hospital room. The pictures made a huge difference to the feeling in the room for Lauren and us staying with her. So goodbye to Room #19 in C2West. The staff in this ward have been excellent and made a difficult situation bearable through their professionalism & care.







The other picture is Patsy, the PSA I mentioned in a previous blog who's worked on the ward for 33 years and for the last 30 years has cooked a barbeque every Saturday (except when on leave) for the cancer kids and their families. I've met people who have earnt some huge incomes over the years but no-one comes close to the difference this lady makes in what she does and how she does it. Why people like her aren't put on a pedestal rather than drug addicted footballers is crazy (a broad generalisation I know), but I'm sure people know what I mean. She's one in 20 million!!!!