Day One - Take 2

Looking back, our journey first began on Thursday, November 12, 2009 when Maddy was first diagnosed with ALL. This Thursday, February 10, 2011, our journey seemed to start all over again. Maddy had her first treatment since her relapse was discovered. She did well even though she was given three different drugs in her spinal fluid, two chemo drugs through her port, and started a 28 day cycle of steroids. Unfortunately, she also has to go back to the clinic tomorrow for two shots in her legs. We got the "BIG" pill case out again to keep track of all her medicine (most of which are to lesson the side effects of the chemo drugs.) She is not feeling the best tonight, but as usual, she remains strong!

Yesterday, Maddy was able to go to school to see her classmates and have a little party. When Maddy walked into the school, she saw the wonderful chain that all the elementary students created for her. She then ate lunch with her class. I never knew second graders could eat so much- pizza, cheese puffs, carrots, finger jello, cookies, root beer floats! She was also able to play games with her friends and have some fun with them at school one last time. Miss Hurst and her classmates also presented Maddy with a beautiful quilt. The quilt was in her favorite lime green color and had pictures of Maddy and her classmates throughout the year ironed onto it. They said that Maddy should wrap the quilt around her whenever she felt lonely so they could always be there for her. Maddy loved the quilt and took it to the hospital today!

The Lamberts have again been humbled by all the love and support we have been shown in the last few days! One example- the uncle of one of Maddy's classmates heard that Maddy had cancer. He stopped by to see me and give me "A Pocketful of Promises -- What Cancer Cannot Do (a set of 60 promises, scriptures, and inspirational thoughts). He said that he had bought them for his wife who had cancer but she passed before she could use them. He wanted us to have them. I thought I would share:

What Cancer Cannot Do

Cancer is so limited... It cannot cripple Love. It cannot shatter Hope. It cannot corrode Faith. It cannot destroy Peace. It cannot kill Friendship. It cannot suppress Memories. It cannot silence Courage. It cannot invade the Soul. It cannot steal Eternal Life. It cannot conquer the Spirit!