Phase Three- Last Treatment

Maddy had her last treatment in Phase 3 on Friday (2/26). Her counts remained good throughout this whole phase and everything took place on schedule. She now has two weeks off of treatment and we just have to monitor her blood counts locally. If all goes well, we are scheduled to start Phase 4 on March 16th. Phase 4 is pretty intense, so we are trying not to think about it much yet. We are going to enjoy the next couple of weeks.

Maddy lost another tooth this past week. She now has a very big whole on the top and bottom. We tell her that she is soon going to be hairless AND toothless if she keeps this up! : )

Maddy sends her love Miss Heckel...

Some Pictures

Maddy sporting her Mud Hens gear that she got from Mr. and Mrs. Yunker. If you look closely, you can see her "holey" smile!

Maddy and Julia playing in the snow. Maddy's angels are looking over them.

Three Down

Maddy had her third treatment in the Interim Maintenance phase today. She has one more treatment next Friday and then she has a little break before the next phase, Delayed Intensification, starts. She will have her blood counts monitored locally to determine if this next phase can start on time. She had a spinal tap with chemo and her two chemo drugs through her port today. She isn't feeling the best this evening, but hopefully a good night's sleep will help.

Hi!

Hi! It's Maddy. Fridays treatment went well. I just got a little sick to my stomach. My next treatment is next Tuesday (2/16). I have to get a spinal tap.

Love,

Maddy

XXOOXXOO

P.S.- I lost another tooth this weekend!

100th Day

Today, the first graders celebrated the 100th day of school at the Knights of Columbus. I (Maddy's mom) got a little sad as I visited with all the first graders and saw what a neat experience this was for them. Of course, the first grade teachers sent plenty of activities for Maddy to do at home with Nanny, but it just wasn't the same. The day had not started out well and this was enough to put me over the edge. I had a little pity party for myself back at school (and of course had many wonderful friends who gave me their shoulders to cry on), and then I went back out to the Knights of Columbus to help wrap up the day. When I got home, Maddy showed me everything she had done with Nanny for 100th Day. Nanny took a lot of pictures (see a couple below).

Russ made it through his first two days back at school. It feels like the start of school all over again for him. He has to get used to talking all day again!

All else is going well...