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.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Moe, the Chia Pet
Do you remember that old commercial with the Chia pet that grows and grows? Well that's what Moe is like. We're used to hairy dogs, but the shelties' hair is self-limiting, where Moe's just grows and grows and grows. Here's a few pictures of him all fluffed up, with Adrienne, just before a trim.
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.
3 comments:
That little guy is pretty darn cute! Good luck on your thesis Adrienne :)
Well that definitely has the 'awwww' factor.......won't be showing those pics to my girls!!
;0).........love to you both...Vx
Awwwww...what a cutie!!!
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