Another long day. . .

Another long day. . .

 This picture pretty much sums up Brendan's day.  He's slept through all but an hour or two.  After struggling with nausea most of yesterday, he was given anti-nausea medication every two hours through the night.  It was difficult to wake him up at times today.
He was up for a game of Monopoly for about 30 minutes, but quickly wilted and fell back to sleep for the rest of the afternoon.

A short game of Monopoly with Hillary, his child-life expert and friend.

Brendan had a late radiation appointment today (4:15 p.m.).  We thought he would be discharged before then, but in order to get out of the hospital he has to be able to control the nausea and be able to take his medicine orally and eat.  None of that happened today so he will spend another night in the hospital.  He hasn't eaten since Monday afternoon and has lost another 2 kilos.  Brendan's radiation doctor will recommend he have a feeding tube put in when his blood counts are at an acceptable level.

Brendan slept through most of his radiation outing today -- the drive over to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, his radiation, the wait for the doctor visit, and the ride back to Primary Children's.  Then he crawled back into bed and has slept since.  

With most of the Cisplatin out of his system by 48 hours, we hope he is feeling at least a little better tomorrow.

Getting his wheelchair locked into the van for the ride to the Huntsman Cancer Institute.