Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!
Firstly, sorry if you didn't get a card from us - it's not that we weren't keen to send out cards to everyone - the truth is it just hasn't transpired this year. We are sorry but know that we still send many many Christmas greetings and cheer to you all!
So, the update is that we are still in Lewisham - poo! Fran keeps spiking temperatures and they are thinking of changing the iv antibiotics they are currently using to try and get everything under control. Christmas morning will be spent with Stuart and Fran in the hospital and Charlie and I getting ready as early as possible to join them both. Hopefully Francesca will be allowed to come home for lunch and presents here. If not it will be delivered to her!
We can only hope that 2008 is much better than 2007!
Keep smiling! Jayne, Stuart, Francesca and Charlie xxxx
Monday, 24 December 2007
Sunday, 23 December 2007
Fran's got an infection!
Hi all, just a brief note to let you all know that young miss Francesca has been back in hospital since Friday. She spiked a high temperature Friday lunchtime so I whisked her down to Lewisham. Once they had taken blood it transpired that she hasn't got an immune system at the moment (due to chemo) which is the main reason for the infection.
Poor Fran, she was due to go to CBeebies live yesterday as a treat for being so fantastic this year and couldn't. Instead I organised for her room in the hospital to be filled with wonderful flower balloons!
As long as her blood cultures don't 'grow' anything and her temperature stays down she will be home for Christmas Eve - fingers crossed as I would be so sad for her if she has to wake up in Lewisham hospital on Christmas morning.
Poor Fran, she was due to go to CBeebies live yesterday as a treat for being so fantastic this year and couldn't. Instead I organised for her room in the hospital to be filled with wonderful flower balloons!
As long as her blood cultures don't 'grow' anything and her temperature stays down she will be home for Christmas Eve - fingers crossed as I would be so sad for her if she has to wake up in Lewisham hospital on Christmas morning.
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Christmas Cracker Fran - update
Hi all
Just to let you know that I have finally been able to put Francesca's Christmas Cracker video onto You Tube - the address is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8__nD--88w4 - the quality isn't as good as I have on my camera, but you get the gist! Enjoy!
Just to let you know that I have finally been able to put Francesca's Christmas Cracker video onto You Tube - the address is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8__nD--88w4 - the quality isn't as good as I have on my camera, but you get the gist! Enjoy!
Christmas Cracker Fran!
The pictures say it all! Francesca as a beautiful Christmas Cracker at her school play today. She was great! Fran has been really looking forward to it and, with her Nana's expert help we were able to put the cracker costume together. Charlie wasn't too keen on watching it all but at least we got to stay for Fran's part of the play. I have been trying to upload a video of the song but it isn't working - if you want a copy just email me and I'll send it jayne.corp@waitrose.com.
We have just been to Lewisham hospital for chemo so the next few days will be rough for Francesca (the steroids are starting too) - I am hoping that the promise of Daddy's Christmas party on Thursday and the CBeebies Live show on Saturday will be enough to keep her going. Whilst at Lewisham Francesca was lucky enough to get the opportunity to sit on a Millwall player's lap - we gave her a sticker for being so brave!! Millwall go onto the Children's medical ward every year so Francesca got to say hello to them and have her picture taken!
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Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Countdown to Christmas
It is almost here and the anticipation in our house is already mounting! Francesca is certainly at the age where this is big and real - Charlie is going along with it all (especially the chocolate advent calendar) and Stuart and I were pressured by them to put the tree up a whole week earlier that we would have normally!
Francesca has generally had a good couple of weeks - she has had a really bad cough that has been very persistent and has kept her up at night. She often comes into see us which is disruptive for everyone. I hope that it is simply a post viral thing and that she'll bounce back next week.
Next Tuesday we are due to go the Lewisham Hospital for chemotherapy and the beginning of steroids. My hope is that with the excitement of Christmas Francesca's aches and pains (and bad mood from the steroid) won't be too exaggerated. We have Stuart's work children's party next week (which is simply amazing) and Fran's school play where she is leading the train dressed as a Christmas Cracker, so there is a lot of fun to be had in what is usually a hard week for Francesca. There will be many photo's to follow as the camera will undoubtedly be out constantly next week!
I will post again the middle of next week with an update and Christmas Cracker photo's!
Francesca has generally had a good couple of weeks - she has had a really bad cough that has been very persistent and has kept her up at night. She often comes into see us which is disruptive for everyone. I hope that it is simply a post viral thing and that she'll bounce back next week.
Next Tuesday we are due to go the Lewisham Hospital for chemotherapy and the beginning of steroids. My hope is that with the excitement of Christmas Francesca's aches and pains (and bad mood from the steroid) won't be too exaggerated. We have Stuart's work children's party next week (which is simply amazing) and Fran's school play where she is leading the train dressed as a Christmas Cracker, so there is a lot of fun to be had in what is usually a hard week for Francesca. There will be many photo's to follow as the camera will undoubtedly be out constantly next week!
I will post again the middle of next week with an update and Christmas Cracker photo's!
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