We finally returned home yesterday afternoon after 8 days on the surgical ward (not medical due to measles outbreak when will people learn to vaccinate one way or another?). For some reason it has felt a lot longer and I have to admit that we really did miss not being on the medical ward. Francesca's line infection seems to now be improving and we will have daily iv antibiotics for the next week or so. Her ears are still sore and so the ENT specialists at Lewisham took a look and, yesterday she had a hearing test that showed that Francesca has glue ear in both ears and some impairment of her hearing. I feel a bit bad now for shouting at Fran to get things done after asking several times - she probably just didn't hear! She'll have another hearing test next week and then they'll decide what to do.
Fran had a good time on the ward, the play specialist Viv was great and on Tuesday bought the PAT charity dog into see her (see picture). Francesca absolutely loved that - she is such a big fan of dogs. The nurses down on the medical ward knew that Fran was in so they would keep popping up to make her laugh. The picture above is of Francesca with masses of Barbie dolls and the lovely Dr Mel (who also popped in every day even though she's no longer on the ward) and Amanda (Fran's fav. nurse). Fran took great pleasure in instructing them on what to dress the dolls in and how they were to look!!! I am so grateful for this type of commitment to Francesca because it is often the very small things like that make a hospital stay so much more bearable and 'special' for Fran.
So, we are home. Charlie has missed his sister terribly and we are just glad to all be under one roof again. Community will, as I've mentioned, come every day for the next week and then, fingers crossed we can get back to a relative state of normality. Francesca is well in herself but tired and I won't be sending her to school this week as her immune system has not reached a safe place. She is missing her friends and isn't too keen on my 'learning times' with her! The hospital do provide teachers so I am hoping that they might be able to come in to assist when Francesca's not able to go to school.
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Hello Fran. How are you princess? I hope you are well. Sat hello to Charlie, mummy and daddy from me. I viewed your blog today and i must say you have some really nice photo's.I saw you looking really nice in the weeding photo's and the one with me, you and mel all playing dressed up barbie's looks fab. I am currently on holiday from work, so when you were in that is why you didn't see me. Thinking of you always. much love and hugs amanda. kisses.
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