Last Monday, April 30th, Emmett underwent what we hope will be his last surgery! The surgeon placed a Rickham reservoir in his head...not a shunt, but something similar. This allows them to do intrathecal chemo (IC) into his brain and spine from the top and not just from the bottom through lumbar punctures. This should make IC more effective while also requiring fewer sedations. We're hoping this was his last visit to the OR. He recovered well and had a lot of good days, despite spending the week in the hospital for his chemo infusions.
Here's the final product (we have yet to take the bandage off, so we're not sure how noticeable it will be).
Sunday afternoon Emmett was climbing up this rock. He loves being outside still when he's feeling well...
...and then decided it was a good spot for a nap ;)
Friends from AZ came to visit for the weekend! It was a breath of fresh air to see some friends from home.
Emmett had his first bath in probably a month tonight (he has been sponge bathed...which ironically involves no sponges). He loved it once I let the water run continuously. I just taped his lines up on his shoulder and prayed he didn't splash too much
Just wanted to get something up quickly since it's been so long since we've posted -- we'll add more details later. We expect Emmett will be back in the hospital with a fever soon.
4 comments:
Uh, hello no mention that hes wearing one of his socks on his hands?!?! How awesome is he!!
If he can nap on a rock, he's a cool kid.
I too really enjoy the sock on the hand. Such an individual ;)
I hope he (and YOU) gets a few more days before going back to the hospital!
Love the one sock on the foot and one sock on the hand... and to be able to sleep on a rock!! He is going to be a camper!! When he gets better and if you come to Arizona, we'll take you all camping up in the mountains / tall pines and take along the quads for Emmett to drive. Of course, we won't need to sleep on the ground or on rocks ;)
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