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This is day 16 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 13 is here. 
This weekend has totally and completely sucked.  I’m sure a big part of it is the compounding effects of the events of the last two weeks, never being able to catch up on sleep, bumpy stuff with […]

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 This is day 13 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 11 is here.
First, thanks to everyone who continues to comment and especially those that are still blogging about Serenity.  We really appreciate the emotional, financial and spiritual support that continues to roll in.  I’m preparing some stats on the […]

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This is Day 11 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 9 is here. 
I HATE Cancer.  I cannot stand what it’s doing to my baby, it rips me up inside every time she is affected by it.  Today was one of the worst, second only to dropping her off for surgery […]

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 This is Day 9 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 7 is here.
It has been a whirlwind week.  While it was only seven days it feels like we were there for months - a lifetime even.  In some ways it’s good we spent a full week at the hospital, […]

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This is Day 7 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 6 is here.

Depending on how her bloodwork looks tomorrow, Serenity is doing well enough that her Oncologist is ready to discharge her!  Her blood counts are way up - not anywhere near a typical healthy person - but up enough that […]

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This is Day 6 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 5 is here. 
 
Goals for today were:
- No puking… check
- Take oral meds better….check
- Eat some food….check

 
Other than some cancer specific issues, there was a lot of happiness in our hospital room today.  The “Child Life” group brought teddy bears […]

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This is Day 5 of my baby, Serenity, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 4 is here.

Serenity had some happy moments today, but they were short-lived.
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Today was actually a pretty rough day for Serenity, it was a day filled with more drugs/meds than most people take […]

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This is Day 4 of Serenity, my baby, being diagnosed with and treated for Leukemia.  Day 3 is here.

Today started out peacefully, Serenity slept in pretty late - much needed sleep! 
Due to the incredible outpouring of generosity by friends and community online, the ChipIn widget earned over $1,000.00 in less than 24 hours!  Once Serenity […]

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