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Adrian Update #15
Friday, August 20, 2010
Hard to believe that summer is almost over. The last couple months have flown by. AJ is doing wonderfully and has thoroughly enjoyed the warm weather and all of the outdoor fun associated with it. He and Camille have played outside every chance they get, whether it’s the yard, park, lake, ocean or in the [...]
Adrian Update #14 (The One Year Mark)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Hard to believe, but it has been a year since we found out our little boy had leukemia.
It was on June 23, 2009 that we got initial blood work back indicating leukemia, and it was confirmed on June 25 with a bone marrow aspiration. That moment, the moment of hearing the word [...]
Adrian Update #13
Monday, May 17, 2010
It’s been awhile since we gave an update on Adrian. Time sure has flown by the last couple months (in a good way). AJ’s been happy and healthy, and thankfully we haven’t had any trips to the hospital outside of regular monthly check-ups.
AJ had a monthly appointment this morning and all of his blood counts [...]
Adrian Update #12
Monday, March 22, 2010
AJ is doing fantastic. He had his monthly check-up at Children’s Hospital today, and everything looked good. His blood counts are all within normal ranges, and as a result Dr. Pollard decided to increase the dosage on one of his medications. They like to keep his ANC below 2000 during maintenance if possible, and it [...]
Adrian Update #11
Monday, February 8, 2010
We’re about a month and a half into maintenance and Adrian is doing well. Overall maintenance is much easier on him, but it hasn’t been without a few hiccups. In mid-January, AJ caught a stomach virus that made him violently ill for several hours (vomiting and fever). It passed quickly and he felt better within [...]
Adrian update #10
Monday, December 28, 2009
As of today, Adrian is officially in Maintenance! Hooray!! He will spend the next 2 years and 9 months in this phase, and we expect him to complete treatment in August 2012. This is a relief as our lives should get somewhat easier with AJ on a much less intense chemotherapy regimen. While 2012 seems [...]
Adrian update #9
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Happy Holidays! Since we last updated, a lot has happened. In short, AJ has made it through the harshest phase of treatment (Delayed Intensification) relatively unscathed, an achievement worth celebrating!
However, as expected, his blood counts did drop dramatically starting late November during the most intense part of the chemotherapy. His ANC dropped to zero again, [...]
Adrian Update #8
Sunday, November 29, 2009
AJ has been holding up incredibly well during the Delayed Intensification phase. The second part of the DI phase started this past week. He was at Children’s every day for some sort of chemo or procedure, including a spinal tap with methotrexate, cytoxan and cytarabine via IV and thioguanine by mouth. Definitely a challenging time, [...]
Adrian Update #7
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Well, we’re now officially into phase IV, Delayed Intensification, and so far so good. AJ started a new drug called doxorubicin. This is a potent reddish-colored anthracycline that apparently can damage your heart in high doses. However, the dose that AJ is getting is fairly low and he only gets it 3 times, so we’ve [...]