Two to Go & an Invitation

Angelica headed in for her last dose of Ara-C today.

Her counts have dropped BUT they have NOT dropped as low as we thought they would have but she still has all of next week, which is when the full effect from this week kicks in. But for now, she is doing okay!

Her spirits are high and overall she is feeling pretty good. I can tell that the chemo has hit her a bit as her appetite is off slightly. She is still eating, but not with the same “enjoyment and appreciation” that she normally has. I am still after her to drink water. It’s important to stay hydrated and to flush out the chemo and while it’s annoying for her to plow through 2 or 3 litres in a day, I think that it’s helped a lot.

I already told her that I am not even going to be on her case a bit as far as eating is concerned because we are only just trying to get through the next two weeks and then things change up a bit for her….for us….for our entire family.

Angelica does have two more “clinic days”……

– Tuesday June 14th for a dose of Vincristine and the hated intra-muscular PEG shots
– Tuesday June 21st for a dose of Vincristine

After that, if her counts rebound, then Geli should “START” Maintenence on Tuesday June 28th…..if they’ve not recovered in time then we put that start date off by a week and start on Tuesday July 5th. Either way, the end is coming……YAH!!!!!!

I do have a favor to ask of you.

Angelica was officially diagnosed with Leukemia on June 17th and started Chemo on June the 18th.

She’s has gone from this very sick little girl…..

I was wondering if you’d be interested in joining us in celebrating Angelica, her life and this journey over the past year.

I know that she’d love to hear from all of those people who have followed along with this journey. Whether you read regularly, or only occasionally. Whether you know her, or us; personally, or only through friends or family, or only through this blog…. I’d love to have as many as possible leave a message for her. I’d love to just overwhelm her with a HUGE SHOW of love and support and encouragement as she heads in to the last week of this intensive phase of treatment.

It could be an encouraging word, or a memory, a time in all of this craziness that stood out for you, or when you really connected with her story. It could just be a “hello, just wanted to let you know that I’ve been cheering for you from the sidelines” kind of thing or even a “Hey, you look pretty good bald!”.

As of Friday June 17th, it’s been a year. It’s been a LONG year and as opposed to looking back at this year as being a horrible and terrible thing, I’d rather celebrate it as A YEAR OF LIFE.

…..to this vibrant young woman

We have been given a year of life with our daughter and we are so thankful for that. Sure, there are times during this year that I’d be happy to have not gone through, but she is here, with us, healthy and alive. I’m thankful!

I just wanted to give you the time to think about this and to ask…

Would you please join us
as we celebrate
A YEAR OF LIFE
on
Friday June 17th