Here is Kaitlyn singing "we wish you a merry Christmas"
The last line is her version of "bring us some figgy pudding" Heather and I crack up EVERY time she sings this
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Kaitlyn is getting really close to maintenance, her counts have to be 750 by next Tuesday the 2nd and her counts are at 380 now, so she has a little ground to make up, but if she doesn't by then it actually wont be that uncommon.
Please pray for her these next few days, that she wont get sick and her immune system gets better get better
Thanks to EVERYONE's for the support and prayers. We hope your holidays were terrific!
This is Kaitlyn at the clinic. We are so excited to be moving forward in our treatment. This last month has been hard. Kaitlyn had a rash (so I thought) on her front and back, waist area. We had already been delayed one week because her counts were low and then she developed this rash that was really hurting her bad! She normally doesn't complain even when they are poking her with needles so when she was crying out in tons of pain I knew something was wrong. She ended up getting a fever early Sunday morning and we rushed her to the hospital. She was diagnosed with shingles which is in the chicken pox family. If you have Leukemia and get chicken pox or shingles it can be extremely serious. God was with us the entire time. They quarantined Kaitlyn and would not allow Eric or Madeline to come and see her at first. They were telling us it would be at least 3weeks. Those were dark moments! I was litterly sitting in the dark, Kaitlyn asleep in the bed next to me and I flipped open my daily devotional for that very day and it said "when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me." I felt week at that moment, I called out to Him and He spoke to me! I will never forget that moment!! God's peace continued to steal over us!! Thank you to all that heard and prayed!
Kaitlyn time and time again amazes us and the Dr.'s! After only five days she was scabbing over and healing wonderfully!! Thanksgiving day they allowed Eric and Madeline to see her and to our surprised let us go home!! It was such a huge answer to prayer! We were so overjoyed to be able to spend part of Thanksgiving at home! Just to be in our own home with our girls close by to hug and love is more than Eric and I could have ever wished for!! This clip was just this last week when we had a nine hour day at the clinic. Christy Campo, who is a child life worker at the hospital who helps kids deal with going through a traumatic time, was sent from God! She and I went to church together in college and it is such a blessing every time we see her!! Kaitlyn adores her and in this clip she is helping her to clean and give medicine to her baby just like they do to her.....Thank you Christy we love you!! (George is the IV machine
