Monday, May 28, 2012

Day 14, Chemo Round 4 :: Upward From Here


Jade sporting her new headband,
courtesy of Bands for Beauties.

Jade's ANC hit zero this weekend, which means onward and upward from here.  I cringe at the thought of our possibly being here another 30 days, but we will do what we must.  

This round has already had its share of quirks -- starting out in the isolation unit, beginning a new anti-fungal drug which requires our keeping a food diary, the chemo claiming Jade's eyebrows and eyelashes, skin irritation under both of Jade's eyes, and green chemo pee.  That is enough medical excitement for us, so we're looking forward to more "mundane" surprises for the duration of this hospital stay -- like Little Jay's learning how to ride a bike last week (yay!) and Jade's counting to ten and expanding her conversational vocabulary (hello, how are you, i'm fine).

Special thanks to Mama Gayle, Darla Chapman -- muscle behind Bands for Beauties and mom of a brave leukemia survivor, three-year-old Starla, who recently completed her AML treatment and is in remission!, Jade's Chemo Angels April and Meagan, and all of Jade's cheerleaders, supporters, and prayer warriors who continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers! We'll try to keep it boring over here. 

1 comment:

  1. yay, jade! here's to hoping that things 'stay boring' on your end, taneika! so happy to hear that you've linked up with chemo angels and that jade now has april and meagan in her corner :) as always, please let us know if we can be of any help at all. keeping jade and the rest of you in our thoughts and prayers...

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