Racing for Life!

Just a quick note to let you all know that I will be taking part in the Hyde Park Race for Life - Please feel free to check out my sponsor page which is www.raceforlife.org/jaynecorp.

Charlie's Birthday, Last Vincristine and line removed!

It has been such a busy few weeks. Charlie turned the grand old age of 3 (going on 13) a couple of weeks ago and the party lasted a good few days. Saturday with his friends and fantastic weather, Sunday with the family and Monday a trip to Hamleys with Birthday money!

On the Wednesday we were at Lewisham Hospital for Francesca's last ever vincristine and last set of steroids - it was a bit strange to think that we won't be making the regular visits to the ward and a little emotional to realise that we have just a few weeks until the end of treatment.

Fran has still been having daily antibiotics due to her previous line infection and, as we expected, GOS wanted the line to come out sooner rather than later. So, the wonderful Rochelle organised for that to be this week and it came out on Wednesday!! So, Fran has no wiggly any more! She's just got a cannula in her hand for iv's but that will come out today. In less than three weeks we will have finished treatment and we can't wait. We do go from excited to anxious but, in the main we are excited.

Here are some long overdue pictures - Charlie's birthday, Easter, GOS this week and others... x

In our own beds!

It was great on Monday night to be informed that we could go home! Initially we didn't think it would be until Wednesday so was a real bonus to find ourselves all under the same roof after 10 days in hospital.

Fran is now on iv antibiotics at home until next Monday when we hope everything will then be clear. Unfortunately we haven't been able to go back to school this week though as there is a lot of Chicken Pox and other viruses doing the rounds in the playground and we are not prepared to take the risk of Francesca picking up another infection so close to the end.

The great news is that we will all be able to enjoy Charlie's third birthday this Friday. We are planning a weekend of celebration with a children's party on Saturday and family party on Sunday. It will be lovely to see some attention firmly focused on him.

Next week we will be back in GOS for a delayed lumbar and we will hopefully find out then what is going to happen with Francesca's central line.

We will, as ever, keep you posted.