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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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September
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- No words
- What kind of fungus?
- No changes
- Disseminated Candida
- I miss Adrienne
- Long long night
- Not bad news
- Don't know much
- Tomorrow
- Talked to Dr. O
- COUNTS!!!
- Why post?
- What's between nothing and Xanax?
- NVCI Visit
- Nurse Ratchet?
- Like herding cats
- Big decisions
- Thoughts
- More trouble breathing
- L'Shana Tova
- Quiet night
- No sleep
- Mochi vs matzo
- Where are we?
- Afternoon update
- Liver failure?
- Doc update
- Bad night
- 3 weeks
- A week
- Sludge
- Yeah!
- I'm ok
- Infectious disease day
- Good and bad
- Long days
- No change
- Late update
- A little better
- No change
- Intubated
- Spoke too soon
- PICC Line In
- GND it is
- You won't believe this
- Talked to Dr O
- PCP Pneumonia?
- Back on BiPAP
- New problem
- Baby steps
- Fragile
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September
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10 comments:
Sounds good to me. The lungs are the most important thing right now, and improvement there says the chemo is working. Chin up Alison. This is good news.
Love,
Mom
Guess we've got to take the good and run........the bad will be dealt with by, what seems from here, a fantastic team of experts who are driven to do what is best for the superstar that is Adrienne.........stay strong, Alison - we're here for you.....<3
Hoping and praying....
Marsha
So glad to hear the lungs are doing okay...hopefully she's on some antibiotics to ward off any hospital type infections, etc.
We're all very appreciative of your updates. Give her hand a loving squeeze from all who care for and are praying for her.
((HUGS))
Susan
We are still here hoping and praying for Adrienne. Sending all of our <3 and support your way. Big hugs, Maureen and Stephen
hi adrienne & alison! (or the "a team" if i can employ the term that laulausmamma used) sorry about the liver but good to hear the lungs (and breathing) are getting better. that new bed sounds pretty cool. reminds me of those massage chairs in the sharper image. again, hope you've found some strength to watch top chef adrienne boardman! as always, i send my prayers and best wishes `ryan patrick sutton
Oh Alison, this is a move in the right direction. Hope the chemo keeps doing its job and the rest falls in place. Stay strong, your her rock.
Sharon
I continue to pray each day for strength and courage for Adrienne and your family.
Isabelle
Thank you for sharing. The good sounds very good. It's working! Let's hope the bad is dealt with easily and quickly with meds. Hang in there - you are amazing!
A Mom
Glad to hear the blood gasses are good, and I hope that she continues to gain strength, and neutrophils.
Karen, Clare's mom
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