Thank You!

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped make the ABC 4 Maddy Relay for Life supper a HUGE success! Another reminder of how blessed we are.

The only thing that would have made it better would have been if Maddy would have been able to be there to help out. She was so determined to be there. On Wednesday evening, we took her to the hospital because she was having a lot of back pain. They got that under control ( we think she was having muscle spasms) and then she started having a severe headache and got nauseous every time she sat up. She was also battling mouth sores that had been making it difficult for her to eat and drink. By Friday morning, after a lot of pain medication, she felt good enough to "trick" the doctor into discharging her. We got home in time for Maddy to take a little nap and then get ready to go to the supper- thanks to everyone who scrambled to get a recliner for Maddy to sit in. The ride to the school made her nauseous again, but Maddy tried to stick it out. She was so sad when she had to leave after a very short time.

Fortunately, Maddy felt better on Saturday and is feeling even better today- we are trying to keep ahead of the headaches and take medicine before they get really bad. She is due to start the second cycle of treatment in this phase on Monday if her counts are where they need to be and if her mouth sores are under control. She will go to the clinic on Monday to be evaluated. We really don't want her to start unless she is truly recovered. The first chemo in this cycle is the one that Maddy's body really does not handle well- she needs all of her strength to be able to handle it.

Relay for Life Event

There will be an ABC 4 Maddy Relay for Life Supper before the Archbold
versus Wauseon boys basketball game on Friday, January 27.  The menu
includes baked potatoes with toppings, desserts and walking tacos
available for kids.  It will be in the high school cafeteria from 5:00
to 6:45.  Free will donations will be accepted.  All proceeds will go to
RELAY FOR LIFE---ABC 4 Maddy Team.  Come help crush cancer!

Finally!

Maddy went to the clinic today for bloodwork and her white blood count finally got high enough to start the next chemo treatment.  We were getting a little worried and the doctor had scheduled a bone marrow aspirate for today if she didn't make counts.  We were relieved and never so happy to hear that Maddy could get chemo!  Of course she was delayed for three weeks, so what was supposed to be the first of a six week cycle, has now turned into a nine week cycle.  We have all decided that Maddy just did not want to be in the hospital for Christmas or for New Years or for the weekend...  mind over matter!

Thanks to everyone for continued thoughts and prayers!