Seriously.
The month has been fairly uneventful for Emma as far as cancer is concerned. She finished the second round of interim maintenance like a super star. Her hair is coming in like soft baby fluff.
Earlier today she got a blood draw and her counts are good enough to start maintenance tomorrow. It will be a pretty big day... we'll learn which track of the study she will be on. That determines the dosing and timing of her chemo over the next couple years.
This afternoon, though, Emma broke her leg.
She was playing, put her right foot into the recliner between the footrest and seat, then stepped on the footrest and put it down on her own leg, fell over onto it adding pressure, and, well...
Screaming ensued. Emma hasn't really reacted to pain much since cancer; she just gets along with stuff that she can handle in a way that is atypical for a 5-year old. The screaming didn't go away and sounded hurt, rather than offended. I was pretty quick to decide on a visit to the after hours kid care where they are beginning to recognize us. The x-ray shows a busted tibia.
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She came home with a splint. Tomorrow while we are already at Primary Children's for clinic and a lumbar puncture, we'll see the orthopedist as well.
And here is another great picture of Emma's photo shoot in February because she's so stinkin' cute.
