Happy Birthday Harry

After being in hospital for those extra couple of days last week plus all our additional visits for x-rays and physio, the weekend flew by and we are back in for our 3 week stint!

Nanny Pat has arrived and it has been lovely to see her. On Monday we went to Mandurah and went on the canal cruise and saw the lights on the houses. The kids enjoyed it and we met others from PMH which was nice. It was a late night, considering it was a school night but the kids fell asleep in the car on the way home and went straight to bed when we got in.
Tuesday was an early start as Harry had PEAC in the morning and then we were back to PMH for chemo. We are normally here for 9 and chemo starts about 7pm after hydration, however today we arrived at 12 and chemo started at 6, so won't rush in future!
Harry wasn't too happy about being in hospital, but was looking forward to seeing his class the next morning. So the dreaded chemo started and only half an hour in and Harry was sick. I couldn't work out what was wrong but have never seen his pump with only one bag on it and mentioned this a couple of times to the nurses but was told that it was right. He went to sleep quite early and slept ok but woke up and was sick again.
He was that unwell that he didn't even want to open a present or card. I still thought that something was wrong and by now it is nearly 9am and by the looks of things there is no way Harry is going to be up to seeing his class. I then spoke to one of the nurses and they looked back over what Harry normally had and there was a sickness drug missing. So they attached it and gave him the drug and he slept for an hour and woke up like a different child, and just in time for the class to arrive.
The visit went really well. The kids briefly walked through the main entrance of the hospital, then the garden outside the ward and then the ward and then we went up to Megazone where they went to the Telethon Theatre. Here they met a physio, the Occupational therapist and Harrys hospital school teacher. Harry had done a slideshow with photos, which he presented and then after everyone had spoken they did a quiz to check who had been listening.
They had their lunch, birthday cake and then went for a bit of a play in megazone before returning to school. I would like to thank :
Firstly, Nanny and Kong Kong for paying for the kids to come up on the excursion.
Secondly, the staff of PMH who were involved in showing the kids a bit about what goes on in a hospital but in a fun and informative way.
Thirdly, Megazone for closing the area off for the kids so they could have a play.
Fourthly, the children of Harrys class who were here. They were a credit to Attadale Primary School and were well mannered and very well behaved.

Harrys friend from the ward Nicola also came in and met his friends which was nice and made him some cakes for hir birthday.

In the afternoon we chilled out a bit and played with a couple of Harrys presents. Harry then had the nurses sing him a Happy Birthday and they gave him a couple of presents which was very sweet.

All in all Harry had an ok day, considering he was in hospital and having chemo. Thanks for all his birthday wishes.

Another birthday done, just Darrens to go and then Christmas and then we can sit back and relax!