The first weeks

After the initial sickness and difficulties immediately following the first chemo sessions, Saskia had a reasonable good couple of weeks. It was the Easter holidays and she surely enjoyed herself with her friends and obviously ASLAN. Saskia named her cat after the mighty lion in Narnia.

She has been to hospital a couple of times to check her blood in order to see when the next chemo session can be done. At this stage it looks like Thursday 26 April. She had developed a bit of a nasty rash on her arm under the wrap which holds the PICC line in place, but other than an incredible itch, nothing to worry about. She gets tired very quickly and even before her head hits the pillow she is deep asleep.

Wherever Saskia goes she get a lot of looks due to her pink hair. Nearly everybody loves it (some unknowing adults frown upon it though).
Melanie will give it today an extra shot of colour to make it really bright and pink as this might be the last chance. Her hair is getting really thin at the moment and we think it would not last another week or so.
But until then let's enjoy the pinkiness of the hair and the smiles it brings on her and everybody's faces. WELL DONE SASKIA!