Jude has been collecting the cardboard cylinders from all the empty paper towel rolls and uses them to engage other children in sword fights. He especially enjoys fighting a 10 year old sibling of a proton patient.  He was pretty wild tonight and suffered a pretty bad injury during a sword fight.  The access (needle) for his port fell out. So, he was standing there with a long needle sticking part way in a part way out of his upper chest. Someone needed to pull it out all the way and properly dispose of the needle and cover up the hole to prevent infection.  Thankfully, I was breastfeeding Asher at the time I witnessed the incident so I had an excuse not to render the necessary first aid (which would have made me queasy) . Instead, I had a resident get Andy, who pulled the needle out and reminded Jude why he couldn’t play so rough. So, Jude will have to get gassed down tomorrow so they can access the port. He’ll go to sleep for the treatment crabby and wake up crabby after the anesthesia wears off.
Jude will have a hard time containing his excitement tomorrow since we have surprise guests coming — Grandma and Grandpa Forbes, Aunt Katie and cousins Ivan and Jonah. He’s going to go crazy when he sees them. They will stay a few days.