Adrienne had her treatment today and is on her way home. She's really good at sleeping on the airplane so she'll probably be more rested than us when she gets here. I sometimes think she could sleep in a wind tunnel. The last few days, she stayed in her boss' 6000 square foot apartment in NYC all by herself. Can you imagine? She said she got lost trying to find her way around but she enjoyed some alone time.
Adrienne has had some itching the last few days, which always worries us a bit. There are lots of things that could cause it so hopefully it isn't her Hodgkin's growing. She'll have scans in a few weeks so we'll know more then. In the meantime, we'll keep an eye on things. Her doctor says he isn't worried so she says she isn't worrying.
Daniel is here now so this will be the first time in almost a year that we've all been together. They are just at that age where they have busy lives and don't spend a lot of time at home with their parents. This weekend, we're going to Tucson for some R&R, to see the OK Corral, and hopefully to eat some good Mexican food. Meanwhile, it's the girls against the boys for a wicked pinochle tournament. My money's on the girls.
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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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I hope you're all relaxing and enjoying your family time together . . . take care.
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