A difficult diagnosis.

I'm so sorry I have not posted in so long! A lot has happened since Thanksgiving....

My little sister, Ida Marie, was diagnosed with Childhood Leukemia.
There are two types of Leukemia, AML, which is not as common in children and harder to treat, and ALL, which is the most common type of Leukemia in children.
Ida Marie has ALL.

Since December (when she was first diagnosed) she has completed one round of chemotherapy. The first round was hard on her and made her very sick. She lost most of her hair. She got sick with an infection and a stomach virus, and had to spend a few weeks in the hospital. Since the chemo makes her immune system weak, she has to go to the hospital for things like a fever & cold so they can give her antibiotics to help her fight it off. It also makes her very weak, and she can't even walk right now. The first month was difficult, and still is, but she is improving.

She is now going through the second round of chemo and it is not making her sick yet, thank the Lord.



Every day she improves just a little bit more. The chemo is doing what it is supposed to and is killing the cancer! She is now in remission. They still want to do chemo to make sure that the Leukemia never comes back.

This is just basically a quick overview of what's been happening these past few months. I'll try and do better by updating more!!


""Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not on thine own understanding..."