HOW IS YOUR DAUGHTER DOING?

This seems to be the most asked question we get. Another Mom who has a darling little boy with A.L.L. put this phase of treatment like this,"We've already done harder, now we just do hard!" That pretty much sums it all up. Although she is done with the "shock and awe" of treatment, she continues to take a cocktail of chemo and antibiotics each day and will continue to do so until April of 2010. These meds seem to keep her dancing close to the edge, but not close enough to need hospitalization or transfusions, etc. Yes, she has perked up since Delayed Intensification 2, but at the same time she still does not feel "much better" like we keep hearing she is suppose to. Maybe I am expecting too much too soon....???? I am sure this day will come, probably when we least expect it.

In the mean time, Kristin is busy filling out scholarship applications and taking the ACT in little doses. Since she pretty much missed her junior year of high school, and has not been healthy enough to sit the for ACT for one reason or another,(ie. hospitalizations, transfusions, neutropenia,etc.) she was able to get special testing accomodations. She can take the test on any given day, with extended time and testing days. Isn't that great! We were so relieved that she was able to do this. BYU accepted her application while waiving the ACT deadline.

Our family continues to be indebted to our Father in Heaven. Without his grace, guiding hand, and blessings, we know that things could be much worse. How grateful we are for his tender mercies which have been showered upon Kristin. We can only speculate the "whys," but honestly, we do not even like to go there. What we do know is that there are lessons to be learned, he is aware of her needs and suffering, and that one beautiful day this will be all worth it if we remain faithful!