Update

Sorry - I didn't mean to go so long without an update...

We are still in the hospital. There's an issue with getting TPN at home, so we are staying through the weekend to give Ellie a few more days on the IV nutrition. She still isn't eating much and has been battling diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain for days. I did see some improvement today - she began the day throwing up, but has had less diarrhea and a little less stomach pain. On the positive side, her blood counts have not fallen drastically from this chemo.

In two weeks is the annual "prom" for the pediatric oncology kids - so it's all the talk these days. Clothing stores donate fancy outfits that the children can choose from (and parents too, actually). Today one of the child life specialists asked about Ellie's size and preferences and brought three dresses for her to try on. Ellie fell in love with a beautiful aqua dress that looks adorable on her. On the big day some make up artists come and help the girls feel beautiful and they are decked out with jewelry and tiaras. Ellie is all atwitter with the excitement of it all! You know I'll be providing pictures...

We expect to have a quiet weekend and remain hopefull that Ellie will feel better each day. Thanks for your love and prayers!