Adrienne had her third chemo yesterday without incident. Her blood counts and chemistries were good so everything proceeded on schedule. She was a bit nervous to have her port accessed for the first time but she did great. We're going to try a few different techniques next time to make the access less painful. Adrienne has been feeling a bit crummy since the infusion but was able to go to school today. We also decided to start her on penicillin twice a day because it appears that she is hyposplenic due to radiation to the spleen, making her susceptible to overwhelming infections.
Over the weekend, Adrienne visited Claremont McKenna College, one of the Claremont schools, in southern California. The college flew her down to interview for a merit scholarship and to learn more about the school. She had a great time and feels that CMC would be an ideal fit for her. Later this month, we will hear from other colleges but CMC seems like the best choice right now. Adrienne has already been accepted to the UC Irvine Honors Program and was awarded a Regent's Scholarship. It's great to see all of her hard work paying off and she is enjoying the recognition.
Daniel drove down to see his father in Santa Barbara. This was his first long drive on his own since getting his license last August. I was a bit nervous, especially with Friday's rain, but he was just fine. He had a great visit with his dad and they enjoyed lots of "car talk." Adrienne and Daniel will probably drive down together in April during their spring break.
Curt is still in Vietnam, hoping to come home later this month. He says he's lost a lot of weight and is tired of eating noodle soup, but the business is proceeding well.
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Adrienne was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease in 1996 at age 9. She had multiple relapses, two bone marrow transplants, and a range of chemos and radiation therapies, and passed away on October 1, 2009. We are heartbroken.
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About Adrienne
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- Adrienne was very much like others with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the most common cancer in teens and young adults. What was unusual is that she had it for more than half her life and ultimately, it took her life. Hodgkin's is curable for about 80% people, but Adrienne was one of the 20% for whom a cure was elusive. She considered herself lucky since treatments had been there for her with each relapse but she ran out of treatment options and her body just couldn’t take any more. As she said, "Though I’ve now had cancer for most of my life, I no longer plan my life around it; instead, I try to plan cancer around my life." We hope you can take inspiration from her and how she lived her life.
1 comment:
Hi, my name is Tina and I'm one of Ms.Sherman's student from Gunderson High..I've read Adrienne's Blog and it helped me realize that even when things are in the way, you should think optimistically and never look down.I admire Adrienne because all her hard work has finally paid off.Most girls would probably just give up because they don't want to face the fact that consequences are in their way.But Adrienne didn't give up, she kept going on her way and now she's been accepted into Colleges.I just want to leave a comment wishing you the best of luck in life and may you be successful in everything you love.Take care now =D
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