Slow Progress

Leo is doing well but getting better slowly - having said that, the doctor did say that if either PJ or I had chicken pox with the immune system Leo has at present, we'd be off work for a further 3 to 4 weeks! So we cannot expect too much of him. I've decided to therefore cut work right back and be a full-time mum, and only working once Leo is in bed. As a direct result, he's been really happy with very few of the temper tantrums and anxiety concerns he was showing before. Big lesson to have to learn and own up to the fact that I am not a good part-time Mum / part-time career woman. I've paid the price and more importantly, Leo has paid the price for having a Mum trying to be all things to all people; he has clearly suffered but at least we're on the right track now.

Despite Leo wanting to go to the hospital a few times this week (which also happened when he's been in hospital a while back in February after his birthday), he's had fun at the park, Avon Valley Country Park and with some new friends too. We've also made the most of the lovely weather and played football and golf out in the garden this week too, with PJ having to forget how tired he is when he finally is home from work, as Leo soon perks up despite being super-tired - Leo does a very good job in the puppy-dog eyes and before you can blink, Leo and PJ head off to play football for 30 minutes or so.

Back to the hospital again over the next month or so with another chest x-ray (how many can children have in a lifetime?), and his third post-treatment MRI in mid-May. May be interesting to have his eye checked too as a few times, PJ and I have noticed his eye-lid sagging a little more, but we're putting this down to his sheer tiredness.

Hard to believe that it was exactly a year ago I returned to the UK for my surgery and on the spur of the moment, booked flights for PJ and Leo. Thank goodness I did otherwise they'd have been in Spain when this all happened and I would have been stuck here recovering from a major and life-changing operation. Funny how things happen...

What could possibly happen in the next year? Actually, as soon as I thought and wrote that down...I wished I hadn't...your brain goes a-wondering where you'd rather it didn't when you think about the future...

About the most we can look to is tomorrow and the next month or so...and tomorrow's a new day!