It has been a week since Dominique had her CT scan. Dr. Bond has confirmed that the tumour has shrunk substantially but we are awaiting the opinion of the surgeon to…
July 8th Surgeon’s consultation
We received a call from Dr. Skarsgard’s office (the surgeon) today requesting we come for an appointment on Thursday at 10:15am for a consultation. On this date we will most likely discuss…
July 11th Surgery booked for July 18th!
We met with Dr. Skarsgard Dominique’s Surgeon. He said the CT scan looks “fantastic” and that the remaining tumor/scar tissue is in a good location for resection. The surgery is…
July 15th Anxiously awaiting…
Pretty much two more days until the big surgery day…and two more days of maintenance on her CVC (Central line in her chest). We have to take Dominique to the…
July Check up
Dominique had blood work today and a small check-up to make sure she’s ok for surgery. Her blood counts are really high- (they are amazing) and she has gained a half…
July 17th Set for tomorrow!
The surgery is set for 11:40am and we need to check into the hospital at 10:10am. The surgery is expected to take approximately 2 hours. I will do a quick…
July 18th The grapefruit is gone!
Dominique was a little angel all morning before her surgery. Even though she ended up fasting since 9PM the night before because she wasn’t interested in any applejuice or water…
July 19th Homeward bound… soon…
Sylvain did night duty and I admire him. We were put in a room called the “baby room”. This contains all the crying babies in one area. We had the…
July 19th Home again…for good!
Dominique slept much better last night in the private room and so did Sylvain. Dominique had her x-ray at 7:30am and it looked really good. At around 8:30am, a surgeon,…
July 25th A week later
Time does go fast. Can’t believe it has been a week since the surgery already. Dominique has done incredibly well considering all her little body has been through. The first…