4th to 19th May
Well we made it home to Gibraltar and to my house and my toys and my family! It is always exciting to see Joe and Toni and Daddy. I made Daddy do everything for me when I got home and I went out on my bike and played and played and played.
My blood wasn't very well so I had to be careful of infections so I didn't have a big party or anything when I got home like last time with the family. Nana and Alfred came to lunch on Sunday and that was really nice, Toni had to work but I had spent Saturday with her and she had come to collect me from the airport with Daddy.
On Monday I went to visit the hospital to arrange a blood test and to see the Doctors. It was really nice to see my friends again at Rainbow Ward. We had a quiet day at home so that Mummy could start sorting out the house. Daddy and Toni had painted the lounge for Mummy as a surprise. I think she was very surprised.
On Tuesday I woke up with a swollen face so Mummy and Daddy had to take me back to Rainbow Ward. It wasn't quite as fun to go back this time and I had to have jelly on my face to see what the gland looked like and blood tests. I was sent home with antibiotics and instructions from the Doctor to come back if it got worse. ... It got worse!
Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning my temperature went up and my face got fatter and I got worse so Mummy and Daddy took me back early in the morning to see the Doctor. I had to have more blood tests and IV antibiotics so that meant I was in Hospital until Saturday Morning. Not the holiday we'd planned. Although I had visitors like Nana and Alfred, Daddy, Joe and Toni and my Uncle came in his army clothes and bought me sweeties.
When I got out of hospital I went to my Nana's house for tea and on Sunday my cousin came to visit and we had a party for our lunch with Pizza and crisps and sweeties. That was fun. My other cousin came to play on Monday, she ran around so much with our cat that the cat slept for a long time after she went home. On Tuesday my blood was not very well so I had to stay at home most of the time.
I also went to Nana's house and played all day with her and Alfred on Friday so Mummy and Daddy could go out for lunch or something, with out me!
Mummy, Daddy and Joe did take me to the beach for a little while in the morning because it was nice and sunny and my Aunties and Uncles came with my cousin for the afternoon on Sunday.
Mum Says: Well I suppose this visit just goes to show that when we try to plan to far ahead with Alice like she is at the moment it will come back and bite us on the bum! We will have to get used to these little set backs/upsets over the next couple of years. So I didn't manage to see even half the people I wanted to and I am sorry to anyone I was hoping to see and just didn't get to. I don't think many people even knew we had arrived and we left so quickly because of the next stage of her treatment starting! It was nice to see the few people we did. And great to see the family. It was a real surprise to come back to a painted lounge and I had plenty of time to start sorting out the house and things which I had put off because of Christmas and obviously by May were long overdue! I did manage to spend some time with both Joe and Toni individually whilst I was home which was great as well as going out with Gareth!
When I got out of hospital I went to my Nana's house for tea and on Sunday my cousin came to visit and we had a party for our lunch with Pizza and crisps and sweeties. That was fun. My other cousin came to play on Monday, she ran around so much with our cat that the cat slept for a long time after she went home. On Tuesday my blood was not very well so I had to stay at home most of the time.
I also went to Nana's house and played all day with her and Alfred on Friday so Mummy and Daddy could go out for lunch or something, with out me!
Mummy, Daddy and Joe did take me to the beach for a little while in the morning because it was nice and sunny and my Aunties and Uncles came with my cousin for the afternoon on Sunday.
Mum Says: Well I suppose this visit just goes to show that when we try to plan to far ahead with Alice like she is at the moment it will come back and bite us on the bum! We will have to get used to these little set backs/upsets over the next couple of years. So I didn't manage to see even half the people I wanted to and I am sorry to anyone I was hoping to see and just didn't get to. I don't think many people even knew we had arrived and we left so quickly because of the next stage of her treatment starting! It was nice to see the few people we did. And great to see the family. It was a real surprise to come back to a painted lounge and I had plenty of time to start sorting out the house and things which I had put off because of Christmas and obviously by May were long overdue! I did manage to spend some time with both Joe and Toni individually whilst I was home which was great as well as going out with Gareth!
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