Corridor of the 5* hospital
Mibg room 
Relaxing in his mibg room 
Enjoying his cormflakes with superb cityview.
On 23th april, edison admitted to Mount E Novena Hospital for his MIBG therapy. This MIBG therapy for children with neuroblastoma cancer had just started 2 yrs ago. In Singapore, Mount E is the only hospital had MIBG therapy for children. Here’s how it works: MIBG is a compound linked to a radioactive molecule. “This compound is then taken up into the cancer cells, the cancer cells then pull that molecule and the radioactive iodine into the cell and kind of kill it from the inside out, “ And the best part, is that the treatment does not make edison feel very sick cos it kill cancer cells only. Unlike chemo, it kill both good and bad cells.
Still, following the treatment, extreme precautions must be taken because the patient remains radioactive—his or her entire body. 1st day - edison feel lonely in the room and keep calling me. Me run in and out of his room. Refused to let nurse change his diaper and insist on me. As a result, my radiation is quite high on 1st day. On that nite...i pretend i am sick and cannot sleep in same room with him and he cry and keep saying I Miss U but Praise God, in the end he managed to sleep alone. On 2nd day, i keep telling the white lies i am sick and if my meter (radiation meter ) jump high..i need to go out so i won't pass my infection to him. Yes, he believe in my white lies and agreed nurse to change his diaper. Phew.. 2nd and 3rd day ...My ah boy is well behaved and can be left alone playing his ipads and eat his snacks. Me only go in and out feeding him meals and bath him. On the 4th day , his radiation level had reached to safe level and he can transferred to orchard for his high dose chemo + transplant. Praise God, my ah boy cooperated and me and edmund radiation were kept at safe level.
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