Another Delay

As I suspected last weekend, Sierra's oncologist put off her chemo for another week in order let her mouth fully heal. I knew it was a possibility, but that doesn't make it any easier to hear when you have spent hours packing and preparing for a hospital stay. Sis and I knew around noon that chemo was a no go, so we went out to lunch and a movie together for a mommy, daughter date. We haven't done anything like that in a really long time, and it was nice. Although it is disappointing to be delayed, we look at the bright side. She will likely feel really good for the next week, which means our Portland trip should go smoothly, we are able to attend a few functions this weekend and go to church as a family on Sunday, and she will have an extra week of feeling well at the beginning of the school year which will mean a few more days of school before her yucky chemo. Sierra wasn't too disappointed about it either, though she was upset that her port would have to be deaccessed, though she did a great job, and didn't cry at all.
So we are looking forward to a week of feeling good and spending no time in the hospital, or at appointments. It will be a chance for all of us to recharge.