SYDNEY AT LAST
Brendan and I arrived in Sydney on Tuesday morning. Brendan was admitted straight onto the ward at Sydney Children's Hospital. After a couple of days he has settled in and begun to get used to his new environment. He was really grumpy the first two days. On Wednesday he had a bone marrow biopsy. The plan is to wait another week, do another biopsy and hope his marrow has grown enough to start the transplant. The result from his marrow on Wednesday looks promising. He has started to grow new white cells and there appears to be no blast or leukaemic cells in his marrow.
Brendan will have another biopsy next Wednesday and if all is going well he will start his transplant conditioning on the following Monday. We may even get some time away from the hospital on the weekend before.
Overall everything is going well. It is very daunting as everything is so different to Adelaide. Brendan misses all the nurses on Brookman Ward. Everything is so much bigger and busier here.
A big thankyou to Toni for helping Brendan and I at the airport and a big thankyou to Deb for sitting with me until we got the news on his marrow.
Richard arrives in Sydney on Saturday and Brendan and I are looking forward to seeing him.
OUR CONTACT DETAILS
WARD C2 WEST Room 18
SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
HIGH ST RANDWICK 2031
NSW
Ward no. 02 9382 1236
Direct No. to room our room 02 9382 1251
You can call us on the direct number to our room. We are not always there so please try again if you cannot contact us.
Talk to you all soon Love Anna and Brendan
posted by Brendan's Journey @ 9:08 PM
4 Comments:
Hi guys,
Hope Brendan is getting used to the "bigger smoke" in Sydney.
I'll give you a ring on Monday.
Cheers
Sheldon
Hi Guys,
Great to read that all went well on the plane to Sydney. I suppose Richard has arrived by now.
So there has been success so far in positive blood tests...fantastic. I guess Brendan is showing us what he is made of already. Let this be the start to a positive journey and return to Adelaide safe, sound and most importantly healthy.
Love you all lots. Take care......
Cant believe Im finally on the Blogg.....'modern technology' sometimes fantastic...sometimes a pain in the butt.
Bernie xoxoxox
HI everyone
Glad to hear the good news so far.Father John offered a mass for you, Brendan, and Aidan last Tuesday and everyone is thinking of you all.
Hope you do get to spend some time together away from the hospital. Guess what Brendan, I used to nurse at the children's hospital in Sydney and there was a swimming pool there!
Speak to you soon
love Denise
Hi Brendan, Anna and Richard How are things going? Brendan when I got home from hospital the Captain of West Adelaide football team and 2 players came to see me at home. They bought me a signed westies guernsey, 2 singlets, 2 caps , a westies footy. I'll give a singlet to Ben Lewis and a cap to Keith. Uncle Sean has got Lego Star Wars 2 an he will copy it for you mum will post it when she can . It will be soon. Mum says Hi to everyone and hope things are going well. We'll call you soon. Bernie and Aidan
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