Maddy went for her monthly chemo treatment at the clinic today. The doctor and nurses all commented on how good she looked. They all loved her new hair-do! We were a little worried about her port not working properly. It was a little sluggish last month, but it worked just fine today. Her counts were also good. They were actually too good. The doctor said they want to keep her absolute neutrophil count (her immune system) around 1500 during this maintenance phase. Maddy's count has been higher than this the last few months. This means they may need to increase her oral chemo meds next month. We guess they want to give her as much chemo as possible to make sure those leukemia cells don't come back. We'll have to ask more questions next month.
Maddy is excited to be back at school. So far things are going well. It is wonderful to see her back with her friends. She is armed each day with her hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes. We will soon all be getting our flu shot too. Our hope is to keep Maddy as germ free as possible so she can continue to be at school with her friends.
On September 30, Maddy will be in Defiance at the Cold Stone Creamery from 5-8 PM as a celebrity scooper. On this day, Cold Stone donates a portion of their sales to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. As we have said before, Make-A-Wish is truly a wonderful organization. They have done a lot for our family. This is our way of giving back, so come out and get some ice cream on September 30th!
