Freya in the Whitsunday's last year

Freya in the Whitsunday's last year

Thursday, September 23, 2010

pressing the pause button

After developing a high temperature yesterday morning, the doctors ordered a nasal swap to test Freya for potential viruses and unfortunately the swab tested positive to Influenza A.  We are not sure where she managed to catch it, as we have been fanatical about handwashing, she is in a private room and I can't think of anyone she has been in contact with who was ill.  We are told that September is the peak flu season in Melbourne and this is evidenced by every spare bed on the neurology and rehab. floor now being occupied by children from the Children's Cancer Centre on the 6th floor.  It is not safe for these patients to to be accommodated with other immunosuppressed children receiving cancer treatment.

I have never considered the 8th floor of the hospital to be a particularly cheery place, but now with the arrival of these little children from the Cancer Centre, all sadly alike with their bald heads, white skin and nasal gastric tubes, I realise there is definitely worse places we could be.

Freya's flu means we have to press the pause button on all her rehabilitation sessions until she is well again.  Like anyone with the flu she is feverish, aching, tired and miserable.  This is a pity as tomorrow in physio we were due to learn how to tranfer Freya into our car - our ticket to freedom (at least for short periods at weekends).

7 comments:

  1. Just remember it is only a set back, but very disappointing that it has happened. Hopefully she recovers quickly.
    Bev. xx

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  2. i miss you soooo much!
    i hope you feel better soon so i can come and visit
    edie <3

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  3. Hi Freya - so sorry to hear you've come down with the flu. What bad luck!! Hope you bounce back quickly, so you can get back to your physio and continue to amaze everyone with your wonderful progress. Helen & Ed

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  4. Hey darling Freya,

    I hope that nasty 'flu goes away very soon and that you get a good long sleep tonight and every night. I can't wait to come visit you again.

    Love from Auntie Patricia xxx

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  5. Hi Freya, Ella is missing you and is helping me to write this comment. We are all thinking of you. We hope you are feeling better. We are all really looking forward to coming to visit you soon. Mummy told me that you would like to have some nice food, so we are going to make you some lasagne to bring in. Alan, Ella, Joelly and Hannah went to the pool today for a swim and Ella is doing very well at learning how to swim. She said she kept jumping under the water. It is nice and warm in Sydney so we hope we don't get too cold when we come to Melbourne. Lots of love from Ella, Hannah, Joel, Susan and Alan.xxx(they are from Ella) and xxxx from the rest of us.

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  6. Dear Freya good on you sitting up and making such great progress - you are very determined,- The influenza A will pass and you will be back on track love from your neighbours.V and G and girls

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  7. Zac and Thomas(me)hope you are feeling well. have fun with the things the class are sending you.

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