Sunday 9 May 2010

Petits Filous

If you've ever wondered how to get a four year old to take paracetamol and aspirin when they're refusing all medicines...the answer is: Petits Filous. We shared a picnic on R's bed with Petits Filous (which only R ate) and biscuits that we shared.

It looks like tomorrow R will be having the MRA under sedation at Northwick Park - sedated by a Petits Filous!

More tomorrow.

Happy Girls

We had three very happy sisters this afternoon as R, S & A were allowed to play together for a while at the hospital. They have all been missing each other. R was a lot better today, having got over the sickness bug and the related high temperature etc. The hospital were also consciously keeping a low profile, in order to give her an ordinary and relaxed day as possible to try to counter her negative responses to any kind of medical professional! She has spent time playing and talking, and really enjoyed the visit by A & S.

Later in the afternoon after I had brought A & S home the doctors wanted R to come out and use the play room in the ward, and also to wander around the hospital, so she went off with Su for a bambichino at Costas.

A & S are being looked after by their Nanny this week, having had a good weekend with their cousins. But both are a little unsettled. S keeps saying 'I want R to come home now', and A just doesn't want to be put down. But both are fast asleep now, so I'll head back over to the hospital. We're not sure what is happening tomorrow and Tuesday with the various scans (MRA (Northwick Park), ECHO (Brompton) and ECG (GOSH)) as they will probably need to do them all under sedation, hopefully all in one place at the same time.

Thanks again for your prayers.