Ok, bonding with your child goes only so far. Today, Riley had his first experience with taking pills that are not chewable. After a huge brew haha about how he couldn't take the pills. He could do it with apple sauce, but of course, there was none available. We tried it with chocolate pudding. He got it done with a lot of fuss. All but one huge pill, probably the most important one.
Then he thought he was going to throw up. He was shaking and holding the green plastic tub in his lap just in case. Crying and saying he didn't like any of this. He asks the nurse if this is going to happen all the time. She says he shouldn't be feeling sick at all yet, the pills he just took were Tylonal and benadril and another anti nausia med. The big pill he hasn't taken yet is the drug.
He pulled it together and went to check out another movie, a comedy this time, Antz.
I met a mom while filling up Riley's bottle. She was here with her son who is also 14. She has been in and out of Dornbeckers for a year. She said I looked new. I had that deer in the headlights look still. She had her daughter with her today. The daughter was cute and had built a giant ferris wheel like Riley did in his x-block at school. That got Riley out of bed and social.
We traded contact information since they were headed home for the week. We will probably see them again in clinic. They live two hours from the hospital. The mom said they sometimes stay at McDonald House. I feel guilty my family just lives over the hill and our drive is 30 minutes normally.
The nurse come back Riley has finally taken the big pill. His apple sauce came
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Dearest Steph,
ReplyDeleteWe are all with you every step of the way. Tonight let's talk about serious schedule options for your breaks and the kids. I love you guys so much. Eleanor is reading the blog and is demanding times to see Riley when she gets home on Monday. We are thinking maybe we can take Trevor for the days during the "kids" weekends and I have serious time available to spell you and be with Riley when the kids are with their dad. We also have the garage pull out sofa for late overnight options for Tom. Whatever your family needs and wants.
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI hope and pray Riley is the exception and he has minimal side effects from the big pill.
Hang in there, you are one tough and special lady to meet this "life detour" with such grace!
W.