Easter Blessings

Maddy has been spending time recovering since our last update.  Her counts were not where they needed to be, so we were able to spend Spring Break and Easter together without any hospital/clinic visits.  This was very nice!  On Monday, she had bloodwork and was good to go for her next treatment so she went to the hospital today with Dad for her chemo treatment.  This of course, takes all day and night by the time she gets hydrated, gets her chemo, and then gets more hydration.  Russ and Maddy are hoping to be home before midnight.  Then, next week Maddy is scheduled for a spinal.  If this goes as planned, she will have finally completed the second cycle of this four cycle phase.  These cycles were supposed to be six weeks long but have turned into 10-12 weeks long each.  : (  Only two more to go before we will get to maintenance.   Because Maddy relapsed in the spinal fluid, she is going to have to get radiation when she starts the maintenance phase.  This will be new and we aren't quite sure what to expect.  A little scary... actually a lot scary!