An Anniversary of Sorts....

Well here it is one year later. Lib was diagnosed in March last year. It was a scary time for us. Thinking about it is overwhelming. She is doing great so far. We've had a few speed bumps on the way but she has made it through a year of her treatment. This Friday she's goes in for her 3 month spinal tap chemotherapy. The timing is good, because the kids are out of school this Friday so she wont miss anything at school. It's a long day at the clinic, in at 9 am and then out around 4. It's a reminder of what it used to be like 3 times a week and now only once a month, whew. Liberty is so positive and accepting of her disease. She was explaining to Ava that they would be able to play together more this week because she doesn't have school on Thursday and Friday. And then she remembered her treatment and said well not really Friday, "Why does it have to be on that day?!" Oh well. I was surprised at what she said, thinking she would say "Why do I have to have Cancer?" But that's not her, she is strong and willing to deal with it. We are so proud of her.

We would like to ask for a few prayers though. One of the speed bumps for Liberty has been the steroids. Her little body is so sensitive to medication that she cannot handle the full dose that she is supposed to take each month. This 3mg dose is where they have had the most success with cure rates, and low relapse rates for Leukemia. Unfortunately she can't take that high dose, so we will have to back off and take a lower dose each month. We're praying that this will be enough for her to be cured and to have no relapse! We have finally had to say that a little dose is better than none! We are trying to stay positive, just think, this time next year she will only have 3 months left!

Thanks for your continued love and prayers.