Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Shanah Tova

Or happy new year, to the less Jewish of you. Today is the Jewish New Year and we "celebrate" by unpacking our new apartment. My brother is here from New York so it's kinda a family feeling.
Ida is doing well since moving here, she is in a good mood. This week she does not get treatment in the hospital, only blood tests and medication at home (1 cytotoxic, 2 antibiotics).
Last week she was sick, apparently something in the stomach, she didn't eat and had a lot of pain when she moved. We've been in the hospital for a few days and left without really knowing what it was. The problem is that if we go in the hospital because of a suspected infection, we don't get to be in the oncology unit (Q84). We get to Q80, the intensive care unit. Compare to Q84, with the playing area, two kitchens (full with food for the children), TV and DVD in every room (and DVD library), stuff and other parents we know, intensive care is like prison. Ida can't leave the room, not even to the corridor, only one parent can sleep there and we know more the doctors about Ida's treatment... At some point we just asked to go home, even if Ida was not well. Being there "for observation" was not helping.
So for a couple of days last week I worked until 4, then worked in the apartment (fixing, painting), then went to the hospital to stay with Ida so Camilla have time to pack...
On Saturday we moved, with help of The A Team and Camilla's mom.
The new apartment has a bath tub to Ida's delight, there is a back yard with a sand box, big bedroom for her, and you can walk to the hospital in like 20 minutes...
So once we settle down expect more details (and pictures).
In the meantime - Shanah Tova - we wish you a calm, happy, fulfilling year. And health.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

congrats to your new apartment!!!!

i really liked it.

have jolly time with your brother

Lina

Anonymous said...

Blev precis tipsad om denna blogg av Avital. Satt hela Yom Kippur och läste.

Ida är verkligen en super-tjej och kommer klara detta, det är jag säker på. Hon är så stark, helt otroligt!

Moran, fantastiskt att du delar med dig med allt detta. Det hjälper säkert många andra som befinner sig i liknande situationer.

Pussa Ida och hälsa Camilla,

Robin och Noam

PS. Shana tova vechatiman tova.