Intensification 2

We hope everyone was able to have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  We were blessed to be able to spend some time with family, and of course, we ate way too much!

Maddy had Thanksgiving "off", but she had to go to the hospital today to start her next phase of treatment. This phase, Intensification 2, consists of 4 six week cycles.  She will be in the hospital for a few days this week and then again in three weeks.  Hopefully, she stays healthy and her counts  stay reasonable so she doesn't get stuck in the hospital longer.  We will be cutting it close around Christmas as it is.

We all try to stay strong each day, but sometimes there are events that make it difficult.  One such event was the recent passing of Tiana.  Tiana was 12 years old and fought cancer for two and a half years.  She passed away on November 20th.  We met Tiana and her family through "cancer" events and followed her blog.  Though we did not know her well, we felt a connection to her and she was truly an inspiration to our family.  When we told Maddy that Tiana had passed away, she sobbed out of sadness for Tiana and out of fear of what she thought could happen to her.  This was the second time we had to tell Maddy that a "friend" had lost their battle with cancer.  It is something we don't wish to have to do again!  Please keep Tiana and her family in your thoughts and prayers, and continue to pray that we find a cure for this terrible disease.   

Two Years

Saturday marked the two year anniversary of Maddy's diagnosis.  Sitting back and reflecting on the last two years, it seems time has gone by so quickly on one hand but on the other, it is almost impossible to remember what life was like B.C.  (Before Cancer).  So much seems to have changed in our lives these past two years, but as you can see by the pictures below, it sometimes doesn't feel like we haven't gotten very far in this journey and the end is still not as near as we would like it.   However, we continue to feel blessed to be surrounded by so many family and friends who continue to support us and pray for us!  You are ALL mighty prayer warriors and you have stuck with us, and for this, we are forever grateful!  While our party has been postponed, we remain faithful that by November 2013, we will have reason to celebrate and you will all be invited!!!!

November 2009

                                        

November 2011

November Update

It had been a while since our last post, so I thought I would give a quick update. Maddy has been receiving her weekly treatments and she is currently on steroids again. She is doing well, but the treatments are taking their toll on her. She is sooooo tired! She has another treatment on Thursday and then she will have a little break until after Thanksgiving. Looking forward to this...