Done with chemo!!!

This post is a little late, but as of last Tuesday, May 15th, Abby is done with chemo!  This is a day that, 15 months ago, we weren't sure we would ever see.  It was very nice that Mom, April and Chris were able to celebrate with us.  The nurses threw Abby an end of treatment party, complete with a purple Dora cake - they know her so well that they didn't even have to ask what her dream cake would be.  Abby loved it all and declared it the best party ever!  I have to agree.

 Dr. Mian - Her Oncologist

Abby's "I am Strong" pose

Getting chemo in her Neet Feet. 

Abby with all the nurses that were working on the day of her party.  We were thankful that all of her favorite day shift nurses were working that day.

Last chemo going in! 

Kristen taking out Abby's port needle - chemo is officially done! 

Abby and mom.

Even though Abby is done with chemo, she still has a long road ahead of her.  She will have scans every three months for the first two years, then ever four months for at least another year after that.  She will continue to have scans until she is five years off-treatment.  For as long as she has her port, she will have to go back once a month for port flushes.  She will also have more surgeries to reconstruct her jaw and will probably have plastic surgery work at some point to help minimize her scars.  She will also continue to see her opthamologist and track any changes in her eye from the optic nerve damage and radiation to the eye itself.