Andrew was diagnosed with Erythroid (M6) Acute Myeloid Leukemia on November 4th, 2010 when he was almost 5 months old. Andrew is currently in remission from his cancer, after finishing his 5 rounds of chemotherapy. He is a healthy, happy toddler.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Last Chemo!!!

Today is the most fabulous day--my first Mother's day and Andrew's last chemo day! What an awesome Mother's Day gift!!! He just got his L-asparaginase shot (thanks, Manny!). I'll never forget watching that first dose of daunorubicin go into his body last November and how heartbreaking that was for me. I can't believe we've made it this far! We'll be here for count recovery as usual, and then we'll be outta here, hopefully for good!

They decided to keep his line in until the aspirate in a couple of weeks, which will be when his counts recover (to at least an ANC of 700). We hope and pray he will stay healthy and happy and not have fevers.

Thanks for your support everyone! We've appreciated the meals and visits immensely. And how much I appreciate my sweet momma, who's been there for me this whole time, even though she's far away. Love you mum!

8 comments:

  1. Yay!!! Best news ever and best Mothers Day gift ever! I am so happy for you guys. Happy Mothers Day!

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  2. Happy Mother's Day! What an unforgettable day for you:)

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  3. I just sat here, so far away, and gave in to a flood of tears as I read your post. What's the emoticon for joy and amazement and gratitude and homesickness and just plain love all rolled up together?

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  4. So happy for you all!! Sounds like you had a spectacular Mother's Day! Maybe we can come say hi on Tuesday when Rach comes to get her line out.

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  5. You guys are AMAZING! You are true heros and such strong examples to those around you. It is a huge celebration. You are finally there. You did it! Andrew is so strong and he has just done amazingly well through this whole AML thing. I am also so happy that his line has made it this long road. It will be another celebration to finally get it out. Lots of hugs and joy today! Congrats!

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  6. Happy belated Mother's Day! What a wonderful way to celebrate. We love you so much and hope and pray for a speedy and healthy count recovery and better weather for lots of outdoor play time.

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  7. That is wonderful! We will continue to pray for you as we have been. What a great present!

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  8. I just saw Andrew's adoreable picture at Wal-mart! It made me miss you guys and you are always in my heart, thoughts and prayers. You CAN do this.

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