1/2 WAY THERE!!

4.15pm - Prague Time. Wow! What a great visit! Connie and I were able to see Andrea for 20 minutes this afternoon. As you can see from the photos Andrea looks great and we had some good laughs. Connie commented to Andrea that this was the best part of her day. Andrea responded by saying it was "the best part of my (her) week!!" She has felt less nauseous today and enjoyed the chicken ceasar wrap and fresh scones we brought her. We will be able to see her again tomorrow for 20 minutes. It was such and encouraging visit. Andrea did end up having her whole-body scan today so we will see if we can find out the results sooner than our scheduled meeting (Friday at 8.00am). Andrea wanted us to pass on that she is very thankful for all the prayers, cards, gifts and emails.

A visit from a distance. So hard not to hug our girl!!!

I wrote the following this morning at 11.45am - Prague Time. We just got back from the hospital where we met with the doctor in charge of Andrea's treatment. We had understood that Andrea was to have a full body scan this morning and that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the results of this important test. She did not have the full body scan yet - we believe it is now scheduled for Thursday. We will meet with the doctor again on Friday morning to discuss the results of this test. This test will give the doctors a much clearer picture (because of the high dose of radioactive iodine compared to her first body scan) of whether the cancer has spread or not. The meeting this morning wasn't a total waste of time as we had some of our questions answered. Andrea is already on thyroid hormone replacement medication and is taking a vitamin supplement to protect her blood from the radioactivity. This morning Andrea was allowed to shower (her first since Wednesday night). She was very happy about that :) She also removed all the linens from her bed and had to include her PJ's and the stuffed Hippo we gave her for the 5 days of isolation. The hippo was so radioactive they said there was no way she could keep it (must have received lots of hugs)!! Andrea and Katka were moved to a different room as well. Andrea is pleased as it is bigger and brighter. They are also permitted to wander the halls and access their own food from a fridge in a common area. We brought her some food and were pleasantly surprised when the nurse brought her to see us! We had a 5 minute visit with her. She looked really good and her spirits were up this morning. Still experiencing nausea but was able to eat some breakfast. The hospital clothes were so big on her, with the crotch of her pants at her knees. She looked like a true skater! Connie and I will get to see for about 15 minutes this afternoon. We are looking forward to seeing her again.

Security is tight in the radioactive zone