Rebounding

Sorry it's been so long since we've updated you all. The dreaded phase of Delayed Intensification is drawing to a close and we are just waiting for Eden’s labs to rebound. Eden struggled through the initial portion of this phase and ended up not having to be admitted for any unscheduled hospitalizations. Thank you Lord for allowing her to be so strong!!! Toward the very end of this past phase, we had to give her 5 pokes from home (in her mid thigh). She dreaded them each evening, but dealt with them pretty well. We were able to minimize the vomiting with her anti nausea med. We're praying that her blood counts don't drop farther in the coming days. So for now, she gets approximately two weeks without having to receive more chemo, this is to enable her counts to build prior to her entering the last phase, referred to as the Maintenance Phase.

Eden is still absent of hair on her head, so she spends considerable amounts of time combing her mom's hair and talking about the day that she can again wear bows in her own hair (it should start coming in for good in a week or so). Occassionally, she even combs my hair, but with the absence of hair on my cranium, she quickly looses interest. She's still the sweet little girl she was prior to Jan 14th (the day she was diagnosed). She makes us laugh everyday with the stuff she comes up with in conversation. It's amazing to us how her little mind works. She still loves pulling up a chair in the kitchen helping us make supper, and pulling us into her own kitchen making "cookies"! We're currently working on potty training, and it's going pretty good thus far. She is either liking the idea of getting out of diapers for good, or she's developing a love for the M&M's that she gets as a special treat for "going".

As always, we appreciate prayers for Eden's health as she continues treatment. We ask for prayers for Jenna, Eden's little friend who continues her own battle with cancer (as well as ANY child that has to go through their own battle with cancer!)