Time Flies (Even When You are NOT Having Fun)

Maddy now has all of her chemo treatments done and will be taking her last chemo pill of this phase tonight. She went to the clinic today for an exam and blood work. (Her counts are down a little, but we hope they are on the way back up.) For the next two weeks, we will monitor her blood counts and if all goes well, Maddy will start Phase 5 (Maintenance) on May 20th!

Sometimes it feels like it has been six years ago since Maddy was diagnosed instead of six months ago, but here we are almost in the home stretch. Recently, we received Maddy's yearbook from school. In it was a picture of Maddy dressed in her cowgirl outfit for Halloween taken at the end of October. Looking at her in this picture, you would have never guessed that two weeks later, she would be diagnosed with leukemia and her life would be forever changed. It was yet another reminder that we can't take anything for granted and that it is so important to make the most of each and every day!

We are grateful for the continuing support and prayers of family and friends. With it, we feel like we can make it until January of 2012!