Day 10

So Leo's is suffering on day 10 of his first cycle of chemotherapy. He started chemo on May 9th and as would be expected, he was well last week, discharged from BCH on Wednesday, had two fab days with me and Granny whilst daddy went off to pack up our lives in Spain....only to spike a fever on Saturday afternoon which eventually led to a trip to BCH A&E dept with a fever of 38.5.

The really wierd thing is that neither PJ nor I were panicked or stressing, and indeed the doctors and nurses were awesome. The A&E was packed with standing room only (it was Saturday night at 10.45pm so that was to be expected), but due to Leo's situation, he has to be seen within 30 minutes. And we were seen in less time by both nurses and an Oncology doctor which was simply amazing. Within an hour and a half, we were up on the medical ward, desperately trying to encourage Leo to have some Calpol to bring his temp down...but he's a stubborn so-and-so, which everyone keeps telling us is a good thing!

We'll see what tomorrow brings. The Oncolgy doc I spoke with today said there may be some cause for concern due to a shadow in his chest and mentioned pneumonia, and then Leo himself has been saying his tummy hurts and when asked whereabouts, he points to where his Hickmann line enters his chest. The entry site has become more and more red and Leo has become more ill, so let's hope the antibiotics do their thing overnight.

Thanks for your messages of goodwill and all you support. Keep them coming as Team Leo needs every ounce of energy possible right now!