Hi all, just a short note now. As you can see, Our Little Hero is getting big now..... he can even feed himself...

He is doing well and his personality is thriving! Really going through a growth spurt at the moment.

Saturday we have an onco party...... 3 of us chemo moms have gotten together to start a support group in Cape Town as there is no support for onco kids...

Its our groups first function, at the hospital where our kids did chemo, namely Panorama, where Southern Sun Hotel Cape Town is handing over their "Zakumi" being their soccer mascot from the world cup, to our kids oncology ward as they do their treatments in the adult oncology ward which lacks the child like feel, so this may brighten their spirits a bit.

I am also excited, as I am getting a new baby on friday.... a baby marmoset monkey. Its only 5 weeks old and still drinking from a bottle. I cant wait. I will post pictures soon.

Bobbinog are all better

Well, Bobbinog is better. We came home Saturday night...... I took all the kids down to the hospital saturday afternoon with me. I thought if they want to keep us another night, then all the kids stay with me as my babysitter had to leave. I think they took one look at my 5 kids and signed his discharge forms. YAY!!! He is doing well. His appetite has doubled...not sure how that works. Aren't you supposed to eat let after a tummy bug??? However he is completely off milk.... he only drinks rooibos tea now..cold with sugar and no milk. We are keeping dairy away from him as its blocking his iron absorbtion. Will see how his bloods do.

Other than that he brought some proper temper tantrums home with him from the hospital. He can really throw them, equivalent to all the other kids together. I can see some fun times ahead.

The kids were happy to have him home at least and life will settle again soon. NOT!!!!!

Bobbinog still sickipoo!!!

Has not been a good week for Bobbinog. He is still in hospital, however a different one as I transfered him from Louis Leipoldt to Panorama yesterday. They said he was still dehydrated and his drip was not working so they removed the drip and installed a naso gastric line into his stomach and put in fluid (rehydrate) straight into his stomach. He is doing much better today, picked up a kg overnight. The drip is currently off and he is holding liquid, so if all goes well today we wxpect to come home later or tomorrow morning. Will advise.

Bobbinog is Sickipoo!!

Bobbinog has not been having a good month. Last week he had tonsilitis, ear infection etc etc which took a few days to clear up which it thankfully did, but unluckily he moved straight into the next bug. He is currently in hospital with a bad tummy bug. He was admitted yesterday, badly dehydrated and half an hour away from going into shock. He is on the drip and was looking quite perky this morning till the bug bit again and he had a bad patch of diarrea and vommiting which nearly dehydrated him while on the drip. Not good not!!!

He will be in again tonight so hopefully the bug works out so we can hopefully come home tomorrow.

Also they did all his blood tests yesterday and his afp count in on 1.1 at the moment. Cool! They also did the blood test CEA which tests for mets on the lungs, which obviously had me stressing a bit, but the little champs lungs are clear.... Yay.... (but I knew that from previous tests and scans already, but theres always a chance.....). What a great relief to find out what I already knew.... The mind is a busy thing at these times.

Anyway, will keep you posted....... gotta get back.