This dismays Kit, he doesn't feel up to it- he is still too nauseous. We decide to stay put. The jaundice is getting better, the liver functions are falling slowly and some of the I.V. medication is being given orally , with a view to us going home quite soon. The oral medicine is a problem for Kit- swallowing tablets, or taking syrup still makes him sick. Having spent much of the week getting ready the house clean, the car valet cleaned, the dog boarded out for the time being, at last we came home.
Kit is delighted to be home and quickly finds favourite toys, and parts of the house and garden.
He is still not making enough platelets so we may have to visit our local hospital twice a week as well. We were visited by the community paediatric nurse and our GP within days of being home. They would both take Kit's blood samples and help me look after his line, but it is more convenient to do it myself. Good to know help is at hand though. Kit is now making platelets so the nose bleeds have stopped and we don't need platelet transfusion.