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[Noughtboy]

Thank you all.

She has responded really well to the first 2 chemo treatments, we could be home in 2 days but the treatment plan is another 2 years and 2 weeks if she stays on track.
The whole experience has been extremely stressful and emotional, 10 days ago she was hooked up on IV, medicine after medicine. Then a chest port, lumbar puncture and bone marrow biopsy. Sleeping, not eating, in pain to today, eating like mad because the steroids have kicked in and off all monitoring devices.
It's still a long journey to go but the team from A and E where we live to St George's have been phenomenal.

@Brackish So sorry to hear about your daughter. Praying for her speedy and complete recovery and emotional strength for you and your family. Must be devastating to go through and even more so when she is so young.

Got our first one next week so somewhat looking forward to it/dreading it.

I didn't grow up in the UK so I've been finding the whole Mr/Mrs and Sir/Miss thing at school very odd as it was all first names - also the uniform thing too. I also find it pretty odd when a teacher introduces themselves to us/adults as 'Mr or Mrs XYZ'. Like I'm a similar age to you, you can just call me by my name and I can call you by yours. I don't need to call you Mrs Smith...

@t2na I also didn't grow up here either but we were always Sir/Ma'am or Mr/Mrs and in school uniform. Admittedly, a Commonwealth country but to me completely normal and respectful.

@DHR it is completely normal. Problem is most parents send their kids to school with all kinds of illnesses because they don't want to take time off or can't afford to. That means you child is exposed to 35 kids who chew the toys, touch their snotty noses and wipe it on everything...a nursery classroom is basically a petri dish.

It does get better if you survive to primary school and better still in high school. Until then, install a decontamination shower at your front door, wear a biohazard suit when collecting from school or driving them around and drive with the car windows open

 

[t2na]

@t2na I also didn't grow up here either but we were always Sir/Ma'am or Mr/Mrs and in school uniform. Admittedly, a Commonwealth country but to me completely normal and respectful.

I wonder if it's a European school thing, all of my teachers were first name and we never had uniform - the whole 'focus' was on learning and education.

I don't mind it too much, it's just a bit different to get used to! The biggest thing I find strange is a teacher talking to me and referring to themselves as Mr or Mrs XYZ - not sure I'll ever get that.