Decision

We have had some friends and family ask, so we thought we would let everyone know that we have decided to have Maddy continue with the chemotherapy protocol instead of going for a bone marrow transplant.  This was a very difficult decision-  one that we put off as long as possible.  Now that the decision has been made, we are looking forward and praying for continued strength.

The decision to continue with chemo is a two year commitment consisting of the following:

Intensification 1 (4 cycles of chemo lasting three weeks each)
Reinduction (1 cycle of chemo lasting five weeks)
Intensification 2 (4 cycles of chemo lasting six weeks each)
Maintenance (5 cycles of chemo lasting 10 weeks each plus radiation)

This should take us to around March 2013.  Maddy is scheduled for a bone marrow aspirate on Monday and if her counts are good, she will start the first cycle of the Intensification 1 phase.


On another note, our family has signed up to walk at a Cure Search event to raise money for childhood cancer research.  The walk is Saturday, July 30,2011 at Pacesetter Park in Sylvania Ohio.  Registration/check in is at 8:30 am and opening ceremony and walk is at 9:30 am.

CureSearch is the ONLY research facility that contributes directly to the protocols and treatments of over 80% of all children that are battling cancer. It is also the only one that is exclusivly researching childhood cancers. 96% of all donations go directly towards research with only 4% administrative.  If interested, you can check out the event at www.curesearchwalk.org/toledo.  Our family joined the "DreamMakers" team with the Mercy Group.  

We hope everyone enjoys this beautiful weekend!  Happy Father's Day to all those dads out there!