The Rest of William's Hospital Stay

After his second treatment, which was uneventful, we were just lounging around the hospitial for 3 more nights until he would be released to go home. William was antsy and wanted to leave. He did not like lying in bed all day, despite the many DVDs we allowed him to watch. He was allowed to go to the playroom to play, which we did often but it was closed on Sunday and closed at 6pm each evening. He entertained himself by coloring and painting and doing those sitting still type things, but he really wanted to be free to run and jump and play, not that he could last long even if he was allowed to romp on the playground.

The night of his second-to-last treatment, they had to redo his IV, which was another traumatic experience for him (and for needle-phobe Doug, who was with him). They made it through alright, but it definitely encouraged William to come home, lest they try to stick him with anything else.

Those last days were filled with more physical therapy, many doctor visits and some more friends and family dropping by. The kids' menu was surprisingly good and he had quite the variety of food while he was there.

On Tuesday morning, we waited to see the hospital doctor who could release him. We played with the physical therapist some more, doing "Super Duper Bowling," which is where you pitch the ball while standing only one one foot. Some of William's favorite therapy is kicking the ball.


At 11 o'clock, the doctor came to release him and answer our last questions about whether we should expect this to return (no), how long would full recovery take (1 month up to 1 year). After her release, he got his new IV out, had a bath and got dressed to go home! He was so excited, but also so tired. He slept for many hours once we got home to the apartment. I called doctor's offices for follow-up appointments, physical therapy offices for evaluations etc and collapsed for a nap too.