Today has started out a little ruff for Zoë. Before she was able to eat breakfast, she had to have more blood drawn. They had to use a vein in her foot because her arms were too bruised from lab work over the past couple of days. All of her lab work has come back normal except for her cortisol level. The reason they think it may have come back abnormal was due to the time it was taken. This was the reason for the “early stick” this morning. The MRI on her spine has been moved from this morning to 3:00 this afternoon. She had a consultation with several ophthalmologists yesterday afternoon. They dilated her eyes, checked her vision and optic pathways, growth, etc. and said her vision has not be affected by the tumor. Her doctors were worried about her vision and hormone levels because of the location of the tumor but everything is coming back normal. We still do not have an exact time on when they are going to do the biopsy of the tumor but we know it will probably be within the next two weeks. On the bright side of things, Zoë has become a favorite among the doctors and nurses attending her. She has visited the playroom on her floor, made a crown with rhinestones and feathers at arts and crafts, and even made a volcano explode at the science corner. We have played several games of Candy Land with the nurses and always seems to win by a landslide. She is picking up on many of things the doctors and nurses do, making them do it for her when she is finished doing it for them. A couple of these things include keeping your head still while following her finger, and squeezing her finger with each hand. She also likes listening to her heart beat (and everyone else’s) through the stethoscope. Zoë is getting restless and wants to go to the playroom so I’ll stop here for now. She would like everyone to know she misses them and thinks the hospital is GREAT!
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