There is something endearing about midnight snuggles with a child who needs you... This past week, Zoe had a couple rough nights because of joint pain (another lovely side effect of Vincristine) so we shared some sweet time rocking together...
Since Zoe has some trouble pronouncing "r" I had to smile every time she asked me to wub her leg or her arm.... and she's a fairly demanding client - after wubbing for quite a while I'd take a break but quickly be told to keep wubbing! Again, endearing...
During one of our midnight snuggle times, Zoe randomly asked, "What will I look like when my hair falls out?" as well as "What if the other kids laugh at me?" It broke my heart that my little angel is worrying about this, especially in the middle of the night. Before beginning chemo, I told Zoe that her hair would probably fall out, as an attempt to prep her for when this happened. Well, turns out that was a mistake because it may not happen, apparently. We haven't noticed any major hair loss or thinning yet, and every day that I get to curl her pretty blonde hair I feel grateful.
Oh that breaks my heart! I hope she gets to keep those pretty blonde curls! If she does though, tell her Aunt Brittany will make her lots of pretty hats!
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