Nov 24

On Nov 24th two years ago my girl was diagnosed with cancer.  Peter and I sat in the middle of five doctors as they told us Madelyn had Leukemia.  It was the most horrible moment in my life.  It was the day before Thanksgiving and we had our turkey dinner at Seattle Children's cafeteria the next day.  We have all come so far in the last two years... but especially Madelyn.  My fear is still there, daily, but it is submerged under years of experience and a positive prognosis.

We are officially counting down now:  68 days until Madelyn is off chemo!!

68 days!

Her last appointment at Children's went well.  She had a spinal tap with her infusion and both went smoothly.  Her counts continue to hold steady:

Hem 36.4    Plat 214    WBC 2.0    ANC 1142

No chemo increase.

While she was asleep she was supposed to receive her flu shot.  However, as she informed me as she was being wheeled out, "Mama, you said I would be asleep and I wouldn't feel the shot!  I was awake! I felt it!"  (She had woken early from the anesthesia).  "But... it didn't hurt so its ok."

She didn't have too much pain the week after her infusion, but had a pretty rough time with the steroids.  I spent most mornings sitting in her classroom.  Three (possibly - we hope, we hope - just two) steroid pulses to go!

Although it is Thanksgiving weekend, I have been wanting to share with you the amazing Halloween dinner my mom prepared for the girls.  I mean, wow.

First year we were able to take the girls ourselves to the downtown Trick-o-Treat.

My little kitty.

Witches Brew drinks.

Demolishing Grandma's cheese dip formed in the shape of a pumpkin.

Broom stick.

Spaghetti.

Bread Bones.

"What?"

Copy Cat... er, Copy Kitty.

End of the night reading with Daddy :)