18 Months

It's hard to believe, but today marks 18 months since Abby was diagnosed with cancer.  Her original treatment was only supposed to last 54 weeks, but she is still fighting.  Given her odds, we are thrilled that she is still here and pray that she will beat them and be given many, many more years with us.

It is difficult to describe everything that she has been through in the last 18 months, so I will use her Beads of Courage to try to give you an idea of everything she's gone through.

Bone Marrow Aspirate/Biopsy - 1
Days of Chemo - 101
Port Insertion/Removal - 3 (plus 2 PICC lines and 1 femoral central line)
Clinic Visits - 78
ER Visits - 9
Ambulance Rides - 3 (plus many more to and from radiation treatments)
Hair Loss - 3
Fevers/Neutropenia - 20 occurrences (too many days to count)
Lumbar Punctures - 1
Morphine and PCA - 3
Pokes - 153
Days of Radiation - 33
Tests/Scans - 66
Transfusions - 5
Tube Insertions - 4
Nights in the Hospital - 178
TPN - 1
Surgery and Dressing Changes - 86
Transfers to PICU - 3
Respiratory Treatments and Therapy Sessions - 255
Special Selection/Special BOC Beads - 42