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!