Since the excitement of the DLI and antibiotics, it's been a quieter week medically. We went to the clinic on Thursday to learn how to deaccess Adrienne's port so I can do it at home next time. After that, we went to the dermatologist to look at a mole on Adrienne's shoulder that looks odd. The dermatologist didn't think it looked cancerous but decided to shave that mole and another one that Adrienne doesn't like for cosmetic reasons. Her skin is a bit painful but she's happy to be rid of these moles, as are we. Otherwise, she's feeling fine and working on getting her energy back from chemo.
On Saturday, Adrienne went to a party for new Claremont McKenna students that live in Northern California. She enjoyed the event and meeting other new students, as well as some current students and alumni. We've been busy shopping all week to get her dorm supplies together. Tonight we are going to a storage place that is holding a special evening (with discounts) for college freshmen. It should be fun, but hopefully not too expensive, since we received the tuition bill for Adrienne's first semester of college this week!!!
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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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