Olivia had an appointment at Canberra Hospital this morning to see one of her Sydney oncologist (they come to Canberra every three months). It was a routine check-up. Everything was fine. We discussed when Olivia should start on the cis-retinoic acid but her blood counts hadn’t yet recovered to a reasonable level. He advised that we repeat the blood test next week and see what they show then. We also discussed scans and when we should book them. James and I had decided to book them for January as we wanted to enjoy the Christmas holidays and Olivia’s birthday without worrying about another possible relapse. We just need a good break from Sydney.

I then took Olivia off to preschool. She had an afternoon orientation session at the primary school so I picked her up a little later than usual. She seemed to really enjoy it.