LIAM'S JOURNEY

Liam spent the night in the ICU after his huge day yesterday.  He was kept mildly sedated overnight, but every now and then he would sit bolt upright and want to get up.  He had a good night and was monitored closely and had good blood flow to the site.  I sat with him until about midnight and then nipped away to have a couple of hours sleep, while Jasper stayed at the hospital as he could sleep standing up if required!

The doctors arrived to see him about 7.30 this morning and were quite keen to wake him up.  They took the breathing tube out of his mouth and he woke up very quickly.  He was a bit sleepy and very sore but he is such an incredibly brave little man.  His leg is wrapped in bandages, his face is very swollen and he can’t open his right eye, and his first word  was “ouch”.  He hasn’t lost his sense of humour or his manners either, as he was messing with the physios holding his breath when they were trying to check his lungs.

He was transferred into the Plastics ward around 4pm, and will remain here for the first couple of days and then may be transferred into the childrens ward.  We have our own room and he has been playing a wee bit of nintendo and trying to build the lego crane that Jasper bought him today.  As he only has one eye he is finding it difficult and although wants to do stuff can only manage about 3 minute stints before lying down for another rest.  He is not allowed to eat anything until his mouth heals a bit which he is absolutely gutted about.  He is being fed through his nasal gastric tube which will hopefully begin to cure his hunger pains soon but he would much prefer a plate of spaghetti bolognase. 

Jasper has taken over the lego building so it will be interesting to see how that endeavour goes! 

All in all Liam is doing remarkably well, the Doctors are very pleased with him and hopefully he continues on this path.  We are obviously waiting for further pathology reports on what the tumour is, and should get those in 2 to 3 weeks which will give us an indication on the next step.

Thats all from me for now, off for some bacon and egg pie which Julia kindly made for us (without peas!) it is absolutely delicious thank you!

Becs, Jasper and the mighty Liam.