There isn't much to report medically. Adrienne is still recovering from her respiratory infection. She has a bit of a cough (productive) and congestion but that can linger for a long time. I'm going to Claremont next Friday for her doctor visits. She has appointments with her BMT doctor, oncologist, and cardiologist, plus a few more tests. It often seems like the tests are never-ending, but often, they're reassuring. We're looking for good results on her echo (ultrasound of the heart) since she's been taking these new medications for awhile now.
At school, this has been a very busy week. Adrienne completed all of her projects and papers for the semester, which meant a lot of late nights. She's hoping to catch up on her sleep this weekend. The only thing left is final exams the second week in May. Then she'll spend a week here in Nevada and it's off to New York. We're planning to see Spamalot here in LV, which is getting rave reviews.
Our backyard and pool are finally complete. This is the biggest home project I've ever been involved with and I'm glad it's done. We still have a few bugs to work out, but all in all, it turned out beautifully. When the weather clears up, we'll take some pictures to post.
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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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