This morning Pippa had a visit from another patient in hospital – Toby who just loooooooooves balloons! He provided lots of fun and laughter and then Pippa went for a walk around the ward with him.
He is soooooooooo cute!!!!
Bandages and Boys
Pippa woke as bright as a button this morning and did some drawings. Lots of sleeping still, but she was able to have her bandage removed which feels great. Another highlight of Pippa’s and my day was a surprise visit from Tony (my Dad).
Today, however, was more about the boys. I wanted Pippa to have a really good rest day as I was expecting it to be a pretty yuck pain day coming off morphine – yet again she was a trooper and ended up having no pain at all. A friend brought her boys in to pick up James & Patrick and they had a fun afternoon playing Laser Strike at Crown and eating junk food! When they eventually came back to the hospital laughing and kicking the footy as they walked in, they then decided to embark on a game of “Elevator Tiggy”
Early this morning Patrick was kindly picked up by a friend and taken to Windy Hill for an open Essendon Training Session. In one word – Awesome! I think the grin says it all! He’s still smiling because he’s backing it up with tickets to the Bombers match tomorrow.
James, Harry, Charlie & Patrick
Sleepy Limbo
Pippa has had a very sleepy day feeling the affects of such a big surgery. Of course her brothers and Nan were here for her when she needed to see them. They have been staying at Ronald McDonald House which is terrific to have them close by.
The tissue from the “lump” is still proving tricky to diagnose and thus we won’t have any answers to what it is until mid next week. Likewise, what lies ahead of us is still unknown.
On a brighter note, Pippa was happy to wake after one sleep to a brief visit of brightly coloured balloons from her cousin and friend, Claudia.
What a Star You Are
Surgery went well and the Neurosurgeon was able to obtain a good amount of tissue samples for testing. She came into recovery able to move all limbs and body parts and her face has not deteriorated further. She’s having a lovely sleep and has come through recovery perfectly!!
That’s Step One down, now back to limbo waiting for test results.
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A Day of Brain Surgery
Darling, Gorgeous Pippa went bravely into brain surgery with her big blue eyes sparkling and a smile on her face right until she fell asleep. (After a rather sleepless night I’m actually a bit jealous that she’s going to catch up on about 6 hours!)
My hopes are that the doctors are successful in gaining tissue to test so we know what this lump is and how it can be treated – and that they can do it without any complications for our little princess.
The last things she wanted to know was how long until she could eat some food and how long before she could run around and play sport after her operation! She wanted to me to wear my peach earrings she had bought me as a present.
We did maths sums as she went off to sleep and we both agreed that she was faster than the theatre staff and that she has a super duper brain!
Cupcakes!
What a lucky girl to have so many people caring about her
Here are cupcakes that were made for Pippa by a “friend of a friend”
Such an amazing thought – thank you Yummo!!! 🙂
Pippa Rea 