Adrienne's chest xray is 50% improved over the last 3 days. They just turned down the vent to 50% and she seems to be tolerating it well. She's still very sedated but cried yesterday and today when awakened. It's so hard to watch but they promise that she won't remember this.
We still have some big hurdles to get over. She's still neutropenic and can't get her chemo until her counts come up. Chemo is due on Sunday so we hope the neupogen kicks in by then. The other big issue is her liver. She's quite jaundiced now and had an ultrasound a little while ago, which we hope gives us some answers.
The physical therapist was in earlier so now we're doing range of motion exercises with her. She doesn't seem to mind.
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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
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- 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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10 comments:
Praise the Lord! That's amazing!
Glad you are hanging in there, eating, and even getting some sleep.
Finally good news! I was waiting for this. Hope Adrienne recovers soon.
Claudia (cm78)
Excellent news!!! Praying the whites go up and the bili goes down very soon so that chemo can proceed. Have a restful evening. Janet
50% Wow! Let's keep that good news coming! :)
adrienne & alison! that sounds like pretty good news for the a-team. 50% is a good number! hoping your counts are back up for chemo on sunday, miss boardman. and alison, good to hear you're eating and sleeping a bit. and glad to hear the hospital food is decent enough. having dinner in brooklyn with the parents tonite for some southern cooking. am hoping both of you can get a proper gourmet meal as the convalescing continues :) i know how much you two love food! best wishes for rest and healing, `ryan patrick sutton
I'm so glad I checked in before heading to bed..........what fantastic news! Onwards and upwards - Go, Adrienne!!
Hoping this good news continues and everything else starts to resolve now...........so, so, so much love your way..........<3
I am so happy for you to finally have gotten some good news!! I hope this is a turning point for Adrienne and that more good news is on the way!
Carol (mom20)
Yes, Yes, YES! I'm sooooo glad to hear that the x-ray is very improved. It breaks my heart to think of Adrienne crying, but knowing what all's going on is helping her heal...that's what has to be the focus!
Now, go white cells, go!
Sending love,
Lisa
Fantastic news! Hope and pray things continue to improve for the chemo treatment on Sunday.
xoxoxox
Thank God for so much improvement!!!!!
It's heartbreaking though to read that Adrienne cried, just heartbreaking. I hate cancer.
Thinking of you both and praying for you.
Cathy
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