Induction Day Four: Going Home!!

Monday, January 13, 2014

Jaxsen woke up around 4am and started vomiting. The nurse came in right away to make sure he was okay and to help us give him a sponge bath. When the nurse was cleaning the back of Jaxsen's legs, she said, "Don't fart on me, Jax!" Jax immediately farted and then started laughing. Thankfully the nurse thought it was funny too! He went back to sleep after he was cleaned up and then woke up around 8:30am. We were very excited when we woke up because we knew that we were going home later that day! We were originally scheduled to go home on Friday the 17th, but Jax was doing so well that we were able to go home 4 days early.  We spent the morning lounging in our room. The nurse came in around 11am to give Jax his 3rd dose of chemo. It took about an hour for the chemo to be infused into Jaxsen's port. Immediately after the chemo infusion was complete, Jax took a nap. This was convenient, because the nurse needed to monitor Jax to see if he had any reactions to the treatment. We were told that as soon as Jax woke up we would be able to go home. Nick and I quickly packed everything up and then Nick took all of our bags down to the car. I talked to Mary, the social worker, during this time and she told me that she was so happy to see that Nick and I still held Jax up to certain behavioral expectations and she then complimented us on co-parenting so well. What a great feeling! As soon as Jax woke up, we called the nurse in to see if we were able to leave. She ended up giving him a flu shot, which Jax HATED. He got more upset over the flu shot than he did for any other procedure. We wanted to cheer Jax up, so we gave him the option of either going home or playing in the playroom. He chose the playroom, so we headed there for one last trip. After spending some time there, we headed back to our room to grab our jackets. We put Jaxsen's cape on him and then watched as he ran up and down the hallway of the Pediatric Oncology floor. The nurses thought he was so adorable (for good reason). We said our goodbyes and then made our way downstairs. We left the hospital around 6pm. We were so thankful for all of the wonderful nurses, doctors, and other staff members we met. Jax felt right at home during our stay and we know that the awesome members of Sinai made that possible!