Jan 9th- Today we went in for Lolaās birthday bi weekly clinic appointment to check her blood and ANC level. She was in such a good mood considering she didnāt want to get out of bed that morning lol. She walked right into the clinic and did her thing. Iāve noticed recently that her personality is showing more and more each time we come. Usually sheās not as happy and sassy as today. Iām taking it as, sheās finally feeling comfortable enough to be silly and open with all her clinic nurses and docs. She didnāt cry before, during, or after the port accessing. She would usually tell us she doesnāt like needles and to keep it away, but lately sheās been accepting of it and has found her own way to cope and be silly through the process. Her nurse let her help set up the supplies which in turn gave her a sense of control and probably helped with the anxiety. Her labs looked good. šš¼ Her hemoglobin, platelets, and red blood cell levels looked good. Her ANC went from 1700 down to 900, but that was the indicator that her chemo at 75% dosage was working to suppress all the white blood cells (including cancer cells) and slowly create new healthy WBCs. Her oncologist doesnāt predict it to decrease lower to the 500 and below range, so fingers crossed she will remain within those levels and we can stay at this sweet spot of 75% for the rest of her treatment phase. Weāve noticed such progress with our girl & we couldnāt be more proud of her!! All the medical trauma sheās been through hasnāt hindered her from being her best true self! I believe itās all in how we as a family unit approach the situation, the therapy & support from our child life specialist, the way we try to keep every moment positive and safe for her that really helps her to move forward in this journey & not feel overwhelmed anymore. It took a long while and at times it felt like we reverted back on many things, but her progress is proof that things work out in time. Sheās so strong & continues to show us just how resilient she is every single day as she fights! God is good and heās making a way for us through this dark tunnel!
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