Monday, 21 September 2009 - Day +42

Drew had temperatures today again of 38.5, he has been taken off the 2 antibiotics and put on a different one that he hasn't had before. To take blood today he was given 'happy gas', the first attempt to get blood went well and Drew was fine, but unfortunately enough blood wasn't taken and on the second attempt the needle didn't find the vein and caused him pain and tears. His appetite is still good, he's not sweating and he isn't unwell, so the source of the temperature is a mystery. In the afternoon when he was due to have his antibiotics his cannula in his hand blocked and a very patient Lucy perservered to unblock it, so it didn't have to be removed (yet). Drew was extremely brave throughout the whole time - I don't know where a 9 year old gets this much resilience.