I hope I'm not celebrating too soon, but Adrienne hasn't gotten any hives from her chemo on Monday. She took half the premeds before the infusion and no meds since, and all is well. Except for being tired, she's doing great. She has no hospital appointments next week so she and Daniel will visit their dad while they are off school for spring break. The next chemo is scheduled for April 18.
Curt went to the dermatologist today over some odd looking "things" on his nose. Turns out he has skin cancer in two locations and a number of precancerous growths, which will all be removed next week. He also has inguinal hernias but we'll wait to see if the hernias repair themselves since he has no pain. That's what happens when you marry an old guy.
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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
- Adrienne
- 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.
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