Kayla the Boomerang!

Good Friday was very good for Kayla. Yes after 61 continuous days in hospital she was let out "on parole" for Easter. Good Friday evening was not that good though. Kayla had been quite fatigued and "wobbly" as she put it all day. Just before 9pm we had a call from the Marsden. It was one of the "Team". He informed us that Kayla's bloods were back from the lab and her potassium was quite low.

It added up (2+2=4ish ) .................science lesson begins.......... Potassium (K+) is the major positive ion within cells and is particularly important for maintaining the electric charge on the cell membrane. This charge allows nerves and muscles to communicate and is necessary for transporting nutrients into cells and waste products out of the cell. The concentration of potassium inside cells is about 30 times that in the blood and other fluids outside of cells.............blaa.....blaa......blaa.......... science lesson ends

Basically potassium is used by every cell of the body and plays a key role in muscle function.

What is the most important muscle in the human body (Steve Griffiths do NOT answer this question!!!!!!) Yes well spotted everyone else but Stevie G...........the heart! Kayla was slightly lower than normal so her muscles were giving her that "wobbly" feeling.

So here we are Easter Saturday back at the Marsden. Kayla the boomerang is back "in da house" where she is being pumped full of potassium............2 litres!!!!!!!

Once this has finished she will have a further blood test and then we can go home again.

Fingers crossed that the "Team" won't phone again and request an audience with Kayla's PICC line and some bags of fluid!!!!!!

I wonder if chocolate is rich in potassium? I wonder if Cadbury's do a Galaxy-Potassium Easter Egg? Dunno........... I think therefore I shall go shopping!

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee