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.