Pippa Rea

A good part of today day was spent at Peter Mac being measured, assessed, scanned, informed and questioned in preparation for radiation.  It feels like this can’t be happening; that this is not actually me.  Unfortunately, I know that it is true simply because I’ve never spent this much time with this many medial people in my whole life.  There’s certainly no way I can be dreaming up or imagining the sort of stuff they talk to me about.  Quite often I find myself saying, “Sorry can you repeat that, I didn’t hear it?”

The complicated formulas that need to be worked out for Pipps’s treatment can’t be rushed, nor too can the healing of her surgical scar.  Thus, tomorrow we return to a normal life – home, school and sport (along with the odd sibling tiff!).

Tonight was spent enjoying a fun family dinner in Lygon St – Pizza, pasta and Ice Cream!!!!

Pippa is pleased to be heading home to her own bed, I am exhausted.

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

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.

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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