Day 29 - Buh Bye Steroids!

Originally Posted Jul 4, 2009 6:31am

Induction is officially complete! Along with a heaping bowl of Raisin Bran and an egg that rolled out of a Flintstone’s-caliber chicken, Amelia swallowed the last of her steroids this morning – and punctuated her meal with a whiny “I’m still hungryyyyyyyyyyy”. It’s incredible to think that one small person has the capability to triple the entire family grocery bill!

According to Amelia’s oncologist (whom we met with on Thursday – more on that later), we should start seeing Amelia’s mood, sleep, and appetite return to a more normal state after the steroids clear her system in the next few days. I look forward not only to having my girl smile again, but to banishing the convenience food that has bred like bunnies (expensive organic bunnies, that is) in my freezer and pantry. It will be a wonderful day when I can again cook a meal with yummy foods from our Farmer’s Markets.

Princess or Professional Wrestler?

Originally Posted Jun 24, 2009 4:41pm

Great news...Amelia's Day 14 bone marrow showed that her blasts (leukemia cells) are down to 1%. This is a very positive outcome and bodes well for her future treatments. This shows that her body is responding very well to the chemotherapy, and that achieving remission by Day 29 is very realistic indeed.