After Kelby finally settled down last night she slept fairly well. She did wake up at 3:30 or so and throw up, but that's not the big horrible drama that you might think. This kid snaps back like a rubber band so when she throws up it upsets her while she does it but as soon as she's cleaned up she's right back to herself again. 3 mintues after she tossed her dinner she was laughing while I tickled her feet. I think being put down for a nap when she doesn't want to is more objectionable to her than throwing up. The key is not to be upset by it because when she sees that you are upset then it's not too upsetting to her. If you get upset then that's actually what upsets her, not the fact that she just threw up. It's a vicious circle once it's started. Perhaps a good overall life lesson. She tackled quite a good deal of food last night for dinner and this morning for breakfast so her appetite is still good. We think
that this course of cisplatin and etopocide is actually easier on her overall than the other stuff. She seems to continue eating and drinking and keeps more of her energy overall even though this is the only stuff that has made her actually throw up. Shawna just showed up to relieve me until tomorrow morning when she'll bring Kelby home.
After Kelby finally settled down last night she slept fairly well. She did wake up at 3:30 or so and throw up, but that's not the big horrible drama that you might think. This kid snaps back like a rubber band so when she throws up it upsets her while she does it but as soon as she's cleaned up she's right back to herself again. 3 mintues after she tossed her dinner she was laughing while I tickled her feet. I think being put down for a nap when she doesn't want to is more objectionable to her than throwing up. The key is not to be upset by it because when she sees that you are upset then it's not too upsetting to her. If you get upset then that's actually what upsets her, not the fact that she just threw up. It's a vicious circle once it's started. Perhaps a good overall life lesson. She tackled quite a good deal of food last night for dinner and this morning for breakfast so her appetite is still good. We think
that this course of cisplatin and etopocide is actually easier on her overall than the other stuff. She seems to continue eating and drinking and keeps more of her energy overall even though this is the only stuff that has made her actually throw up. Shawna just showed up to relieve me until tomorrow morning when she'll bring Kelby home.
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