Today is the day when they told him that he has Leukemia. The Child Life Specialist came in to “play” and explain to him why he is sick. She had this big fake bone that had these red, yellow and white beads in it to represent the white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. Then she got out the same colors of Play Doh and they made little balls and made them fight each other. It is so hard to tell what, if any, he is understanding.
The Physical Therapist came back today and we walked him back down the hall again. As we were walking she made a comment about his legs needing to build up strength and he said “it’s because the white things are fighting”… so I guess he was listening and getting some of the explanation this morning.
Music Therapy was in today. There is a girl that comes in with various instruments and plays a guitar and gets the kids to play and sing along. Owen LOVED this… he has been asking for a guitar for Christmas for a while, so this was something that really helped with his spirits. Love his expression in this picture. He looks so serious.
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