Update PET Scan Results and Chemo Cycle #3

 

First of all,

Anna's PET scan results were WONDERFUL!

The scan shows that the cancer has shrunk substantially

and

that the treatments are right on track

for it to be totally resolved!

WE ARE SO, SO, SO THANKFUL!

Thank you for all of you who have prayed for my Anna!

Answers to prayers are not always yeses.

We know that well.

So we do not take it lightly that this one is.

And we rejoice in the fact that Anna's cancer has shrunk! 

Not only can Anna breathe better because the cancer is no longer pressing on her airway

but I, as her mama, can finally breathe a little better knowing 

there's a scan proving that a miracle is taking place.

Miracles come in all kinds of different packages.

And I am so thankful for this miracle that's being delivered into my child's body

through chemicals that "know" how to resolve and are "programmed" to target 

the disease 

that threatened her life. 

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Anna’s day today was to start simple - lab work with blood being drawn from her port. Well, turns out her port is tilted some which makes it a little more difficult for everything. They were able to get access but were not able to draw blood. They kept flushing it with saline – 4 or 5 in a row pretty fast. They decided to draw blood the regular way and that didn’t go well, either. 
Anna inherited my veins that make it so difficult to draw blood! Our veins roll and they dig and dig trying to find them. It’s very uncomfortable. During the 2^nd attempt and having just had that rush of saline, Anna ended up vomiting. They then got the “expert” who ended up getting the blood on her 1^st try. (By the way, we do not in any way fault the nurses – it really is our veins –  they said they would put a note in her file that we can just ask for the “expert” first next time)!

 

 So what should have been a 10 minute port access/blood draw ended up taking 45 minutes. But, thankfully, that ended up being the worst part of the day.

 

Anna’s 3^rd round of chemotherapy went well today!

She did not have any reactions.

They added 2 new nausea medications this time and that helped during the day.

And, so far, she has not thrown up a single time since we’ve been home.

She is very weak and she has fallen asleep but, overall, she seems better this time.

 

I’m praying it stays that way!

 

Please pray that she will not have lingering side effects and her “bounce back” will happen even faster this time!

 

She is scheduled to get the white blood cell count booster shot on Sunday so we are hopeful that will help keep her out of the hospital like it did with round #2.

 

We appreciate you all so very much

and we are grateful for all of your prayers!

 

Thank you so much!

Anna’s very thankful mama