Maddy got her wish and her counts were not high enough to start her chemo treatment last week, so she was able to spend time with family that is visiting from New Jersey and she was able to see her cousin Casen from Findlay. This made Maddy happy!
She had her blood work done again yesterday and her counts had come up. Her doctor was going to be out on Thursday so they went ahead and started her treatment yesterday too. If all goes well, we hope to be out by Saturday evening.
We are now looking forward to the Cure Search walk in Toledo coming up on July 30, 2011. We are members of the DreamMakers team from Mercy Children's Hospital. We would love to have some family and friends join us if possible. You can check out all the details at: http://www.curesearchwalk.org/toledo
The money that this event raises will be used specifically for childhood cancer research. Advances in treatment from this research is essential- a new protocol has already been developed for Maddy's type of leukemia since she was first diagnosed that has lessened relapse rates. While we wish these research results would have been available sooner for Maddy's sake, we are encouraged that advances are made almost continuously that improve survival rates for all of our children fighting this battle.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
One Cycle Down- Three To Go
We hope everyone enjoyed the Fourth of July weekend as much as we did. The weather was beautiful, and we were able to have a lot of fun with family and friends. We saw some awesome fireworks as well!
Maddy headed to the hospital today to have a spinal tap with chemo. Her platelets and red blood cells were low so she had to get transfusions. This of course meant that what was going to be a quick trip took ALL day. However, Maddy should be a little perkier now and maybe won't continue to have bruises all over her body. This marked the end of the first of 4 chemo cycles of the Intensification 1 phase. She has three more to go before heading into the next phase. Her hair is starting to grow back darker than ever. Unfortunately, it won't last for long.
Maddy and Julia are looking forward to their birthdays this weekend. We are going to go to a Hot Air Balloon Festival in Angola. We also have some family coming for a visit from New Jersey next week. Unfortunately, Maddy is supposed to start her next cycle next week which will include a 3-4 day stay in the hospital again. She cried all afternoon because she is not going to be able to spend a lot of time with them if she is admitted. It is times like this that just STINK! It is also times like these that we hope her counts are not good enough so treatment is delayed!
Maddy headed to the hospital today to have a spinal tap with chemo. Her platelets and red blood cells were low so she had to get transfusions. This of course meant that what was going to be a quick trip took ALL day. However, Maddy should be a little perkier now and maybe won't continue to have bruises all over her body. This marked the end of the first of 4 chemo cycles of the Intensification 1 phase. She has three more to go before heading into the next phase. Her hair is starting to grow back darker than ever. Unfortunately, it won't last for long.
Maddy and Julia are looking forward to their birthdays this weekend. We are going to go to a Hot Air Balloon Festival in Angola. We also have some family coming for a visit from New Jersey next week. Unfortunately, Maddy is supposed to start her next cycle next week which will include a 3-4 day stay in the hospital again. She cried all afternoon because she is not going to be able to spend a lot of time with them if she is admitted. It is times like this that just STINK! It is also times like these that we hope her counts are not good enough so treatment is delayed!
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