We have all been passing around a nasty cold. First my son, then myself and then Ashley. But with her, I am always more concerned because you never know if it's a simple cold or something else much worse.... She woke up Friday morning and looked awful and felt warm. I took her temp and it was 101 - she was coughing and said her body ached. I called the clinic and they told me to bring her in right away. They were going to test her for the flu and do her blood work to make sure everything was okay. She was scheduled to go in very soon for her monthly appt but we ended up going in on an emergency basis.  I was praying for the flu, strep, or some nasty viral infection. Yes, I know it seems awful to pray for that but any of my cancer moms out there knows that one of those is much better than the alternative. I was trying to stay calm waiting for the bloodwork to come back because Ashley was a nervous wreck. She gets scared each time she gets sick because these kids have been through so much and she is old to enough understand. Well, the blood work came back and it was beautiful! Everything looked great! They swabbed her for the flu, but that also came back negative. So, just a nasty viral infection. Since this was her six month check-up they took extra blood to test to see if her vaccinations she received as a child are still sufficient. She may need to have all redone or just some. The chemo wipes them out. We will know in a week. Also, we got great news. We don't have to come back for two whole months!! She was so excited and even though she felt miserable with her cold she was smiling. As far as school is concerned, she passed all of her classes with straight A's and she pass advanced her Science Sol.
They were very surprised about that because she had missed most of the in-school instruction while she was in the hospital.
She starts summer school next Monday and only has one class to make-up, Algebra II. She is taking this so she can stay in the Biotech program at her high school. As far as her classes next year, of course a lot of science classes, but her favorite two classes are Forensics and she will be a teacher aide for the special needs children at her high school. She loves working with them.