In theatre again today.....

........not the kind of theatre she'd like to be in, being a budding actor!! Today saw Lauren under GA in theatre to clean the wound in her leg again. The drains have come out and it's now stitched up. The team are happy with her progress in getting over this infection.

She had her first shower today (albeit sitting in a wheelchair with her leg covered in plastic). After a month, this was needed!!!!

Good news her bone marrow biopsy done only recently has her blast count (leukaemic cells) down further to 0.02% (thanks to Pfizer's Inotuzumab). This gives breathing space for the leg to heal before proceeding with the CAR T-Cell infusion. On that note her modified and reproduced T-Cells arrived at the RCH Melbourne this morning from the USA and have been frozen pending the infusion. Has been confirmed, Lauren will be the first person in Australia to go through this procedure. Another first!!

She's very comfortable here at the RCH and the team looking after her. It all seems so coordinated between all the different departments here - better than I've seen in any hospital to date. Someone has had a huge vision with medical health in Victoria.

I'm housed at Ronald McDonald House for the next 5 - 7 weeks, which is perfect given it's right across the road from the hospital, so allows me to come & go easily through the day and night. My bed buddy is tragic, but allows me some regular exercise whilst here, given I can't do Mt Lofty for a while!! (see picture - explains it all)

Today made the mistake of "following the traffic" which took me right through the centre of the city and out the other side. Having said that great bike lanes here in Melbourne....and RCH was a good landmark to find my way home!!

I need a Ronald McDonald House guernsey here!!!....or an RCH one if they have one.