Ten years ago today, we got the awful news that Adrienne had Hodgkin's Disease. Two weeks prior, Adrienne showed me some lumps on her shoulder and, after some tests and ruling out tuberculosis and cat scratch fever, we got the confirmation. I'll never forget the doctor coming in with tears in his eyes to tell us, "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that Adrienne has Hodgkin's Disease. The good news is that in a year, this will all be over." Little did anyone know that wouldn't be the case. Adrienne was one of a handful of girls in the US who are diagnosed with HD before the age of 10 and today, she is one of a handful who have survived ten years with multiple relapses. We are so thankful that she continues to beat the odds.
Last Wednesday, Adrienne called and asked me to go with her to her doctors' appointments last Friday. She's under a lot of stress at school as the end of the semester approaches and she really didn't want to go alone after all. I flew to Ontario on Friday and we went together. All of her checkups were great and her blood counts continue to be good. She looks wonderful, very healthy and happy. The last hurdle for awhile is her CT scan this Wednesday. The doctor will be out of town so we can get results from the nurse. We are counting on good results, but if not, Adrienne will go ahead with the SAHA trial. We've heard about a few people who've had very bad fatigue on the drug but the results are very promising. I'll post when I learn more later in the week. Keep your fingers crossed for more good news.
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