Olivia's happy thought

Olivia had chemo today and  had to stay at the hospital all day. The medication she took required 3 hours of monitoring for any allergic reaction. She received this chemo before and did not get any allergic reaction from it. However, it would vary every time she gets that medicine. Mood swings have started already after 4 days of being on steroids. She was feeling tired all day. Good thing she was able to nap at the hospital while being monitored.

She's started to get hungry more often now too. Steroids side effects really starting to kick in. She cried tonight telling me that she was not feeling well. Her belly hurts and her mouth hurts. Mouth sores are common side effects during this phase. Her doctor examined her today though, and didn't see any sores yet. After a few minutes she was her happy self again. Have I mentioned mood swings yet?

At bedtime, we prayed as a family and we make it a habit to ask the kids what their happy thoughts are. We tell them to always think of happy thoughts so that they don't have bad dreams. Our 5 year old boy sees his toy and shouts his shark tank is his happy thought! (who doesn't like shark tanks?! lol). Then we asked Olivia and she paused for a few seconds before she said, "My family..." (mom in tears). Before she went to sleep, she asked to pray again. Then she hugged me and thanked me for making her feel better and said 'I love you's' so many times. She is such a sweet girl. We feel so blessed =)