Dancing Queen

Keira made her recital, we got home from the hospital a little after two and were there by 5:30. She did great and had fun. Her brother had an inflamed eye which turned out to be pink eye so we couldn't stay for the whole recital but she really enjoyed herself, looked wonderful and performed  well. We are so very proud of her.

Fingers crossed.

Keira did not clear so she was not able to go home today. She also spiked a fever of 102. I spoke to her Dr. about her recital (yep called the chief of oncology about a dance recital and he wasn't the least bit bothered by it)  he has a plan in place that should get her out of there by 10:30 tomorrow barring any drastic changes. Lucky for us super mom-mom is in town so she stayed over with Keira last night and is staying again tonight!

Clowning around getting chemo

Keira was admitted yesterday for her second round of inpatient chemo if all goes well we!l go home on Thursday. She is in great spirits, feeling well and having fun!

My tiny dancer

On Wednesday morning I told Keira that she could go visit her friends at dance class. This was the first time that she has been back since her diagnosis in December. She put on her tutu around 9 A.M. and was so excited to go see everyone. The girls at dance class were awesome and even helped her to do the moves. She participated in the whole class hour long class.

A while ago I found out that the dance instructor got Keira a tutu to match all of the other girls and that she was invited to attend the recital and go up on stage. This was really a big deal to me because when Keira joined dance she talked about "dancing on stage" constantly. She doesn't know that she is going to be in the recital because she is in the hospital for Chemo that week and there is always a chance that we won't be able to go but we are keeping our fingers crossed that she will be able to go. It is going to be a very special night for her.

Prom

The oncology unit "prom" was held on Saturday. We had so much fun! Keira really enjoyed herself. She was completely in her element mingling with everyone, urging her friends to dance with her and posing for pictures pretty much non-stop. The event was amazing. The team at St. Chris worked so hard to make this spectacular and it truly was. We are already looking forward to next year!

One down three to go!

Keira was admitted for Chemo on Thursday night. She did great and we were very surprised when they told us late Saturday night that we could go home around noon on Sunday. There was a painting event being hosted by "Kisses for Kyle" so we left the hospital picked up her brother and went to directly to the art studio. It was such a nice way to spend the day especially when we expected to be in the hospital until Monday. We'll have to do the overnight Chemo three more times over the next eight weeks but at least we have one out of the way.

Keira pulled the cancer card.... made us chuckle.

Keira's brother has a double ear infection. On Monday I took him to the Dr. while mom-mom watched Keira. When we came home Brendan wasn't feeling very well and mom-mom said to Keira "We have to be extra special good to Brendan he is really sick". Keira replied "Mom-mom you know I am sick too, I still have Cancer you know". This was the first time I ever heard her try that and it made us laugh a little. She is doing so well right now you could easily forget what she is going through.... but I guess she'll be quick to remind us. 

Tomorrow if Keira makes counts we'll be admitted for a few days. We've also agreed to allow a organization called CureSearch to film Keira having a spinal tap procedure. They are an organization that supports cancer research and provides information and resources to people affected by childhood cancer. It feels good being able to do something to contribute to finding a cure. I just hope it is what Keira would do if she were old enough to make this decision on her own.