It has been a while since I last posted, so I thought I would give a quick update. Maddy continues to do well. She is enjoying school and is getting reacquainted with all of her friends. We are still working on helping her deal with her anxiety and her "perfectionism"- don't know where she gets that! : ) Some days are better than others, but she is getting there. We are 6 weeks into Maintenance and all is going well. Starting next week, she will have weekly clinic visits for the next four weeks for IV chemo. Then she will have one cycle done and four more to go! Our goal now is for her hair to grow back. Due to the radiation, the little hair she had started to fall out. Again, it was getting into everything, so it was time to shave the remains. As she sat on the front porch and I started to shave her head yet again, Maddy said for the first time, "I am getting tired of this!" That pretty much sums things up...
On another note-
September marked Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Conquer Childhood Cancer Now (CCCN), a local organization that works to raise awareness about childhood cancer and provide resources to families, spent most of the month spreading the word and doing fundraisers for their cause. Maddy was fortunate enough to be a part of their Awareness Day at the mall in Defiance this past Saturday. The event consisted of a bake sale, vendor fair, live auction, and the "Queen" contest. Maddy was given the privilege of crowning the "Queen". The day was successful, and as usual, the generosity shown by the community was amazing!
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