We Are Home Again

        Our little wonder woman is home again!! Round three went relatively smoothly.  This round we were in the bone marrow transplant unit because the Hematology/Oncology unit was full.  Please say some prayers for the families in the H/O unit for quick healing.  Charlotte did very well and handled her chemo like a super hero during this stay.  Charlotte ate well during her stay, well enough that when we weren't receiving our chemo transfusion Charlotte didn't have to be hooked up to any fluids to keep her hydrated.  After her first chemo transfusion she did receive a fluid flush.
      Our days were spent playing with her blocks, working on her colors - Charlotte is trying really hard to say red, blue and yellow.  We are also working on saying uh - oh (she loves knocking over he blocks so we are playing and saying uh-oh).  We also spent al lot of time having dance parties in our room.  Charlotte enjoyed her favorite "Can't Stop the Feeling," by Justin Timberlake and "24K Magic," by Bruno Mars.  Charlotte also enjoyed a visit from her favorite support dog, Ralph.  She enjoyed petting him and watching him do some tricks.  Charlotte even gave Ralph a little fist bump!
     Now comes the hard part.  Following the neulasta shot tomorrow, Charlotte will have a little boost in her counts to help her but those counts will continue to drop.  We pray that she continues to stay healthy even with low blood counts, especially since her first birthday is coming up!! We wish that we could invite everyone that has been with her and praying for her during this long journey however, with her health concerns we just can't have a big party.  Hopefully when she is done with chemo and officially in remission, we will hopefully have a big blow out party.  Please continue to pray because as we go through this, the harder the medicine is on her little body.  Due to her age the doctors think she will tolerate a lot more than older kids do, but that doesn't mean she doesn't feel the stress and harshness that the medicine is putting on her body.  Thank you again for all your prayers! We cannot say enough about how much it means to us to have so many people praying for our little girl.  Round four will start in July 11th and after that we will need every prayer you have for good results from her scans!!  I pray she can continue to impress all her doctors on how amazing she is.

"Cancer is only going to be a chapter in your life, not the whole story." - Joe Wasser

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