One More Down
Hutton is home from her 5-Day chemo treatment. This time I was able to spend the entire 5 days with her in the hospital, so that Steph could celebrate her birthday with a trip to the Grand Californian with her friends and a very special dinner at Club 33. I know she was anxious to let Hutton and I do chemo without her but it was important for her to get some time away to relax and re-charge.
Hutton did amazing this week. It is still tough on her because she still isn’t mobile and we are still trying work out getting her in home physical therapy because she can’t do it in a clinic (due to her compromised immune system) and it is tough for her to do any physical therapy while in the hospital because it hurts to use her arms to support herself standing while her port is accessed. It is frustrating all around, but we know and have explained to her how journey to being able to walk again is going to be a long one. She understands that, but gets very frustrated as she has always been an independent and active kid.
As much as being in the hospital is tough on her, it is always nice to see all the nurses who absolutely love and adore her and make sure to come and see her and say hi, even if they are not the ones treating her. Just another reminder of the light and love Hutton has continued to have surrounding her even during these hard times.
Hutton has recently been really into Zodiac signs and what they mean. Before we went into the hospital she went to the bookstore and bought a couple of books on the subject. So, she of course brought the books with her and asked every single nurse who came to see her what their zodiac sign was and then read them some facts out of her book. All week different nurses were coming into her room asking her to tell them their zodiac sign and asked for some facts from her. Hutton absolutely loved it!! It’s moments like these that I am reminded Hutton is in the right place at UCLA. As hard as it is driving up there from Orange County, dealing with traffic and this week the protests and idiocracy that was happening in LA, the way the nurses know her, I mean actually know her, and treat her makes the time spent there a little easier.
On a side note…Hutton has decided she wants to start a YouTube Channel. She is not sure what her “content” will be so right now it its videos she made teaching herself how to use iMovie, but she has BIG plans. So if you could head over to her channel www.youtube.com/@huttonstrong and subscribe it would make her day! I also added a link on the main page of her website. (And yes I have already had the talk with her about the internet and all the idiots on it and will be closely monitoring what she is doing).
