Sept. 13 Update

I am so sorry that I have not posted an update in so long. My RN job I was working in Memphis had me working VERY LONG hours and I was not able to participate in Julie's care as much as I wanted to. Jen had been having to take Julie to all of her appointments and care for her in-patient without me due to my work schedule. I have since returned home to New Mexico since Julie only had one more round of chemo. So now that I have a few extra moments I will update you on how she is doing.
About the first week in August or so they removed the sutures from Julie's right eye. Do to it being sewn shut for so long it had grown closed, so the next time Julie is sedated for any procedure they plan on surgically opening it back up. Julie seems to see ok though.

On August 10th Julie had another MRI and Lumbar puncture. And once again by the Grace of God there was NO detectable cancer. I am so thankful for all of our answered prayers.

Around August 20th, Julie received her 3rd round of chemo. Even though Julie needed to receive blood transfusions and platelets as expected, her counts seem to be rebounding very quickly. Thankfully Julie has not had as much nausea and vomiting as before. She is a real trooper.

Julie went in-patient again on September 9th for her fourth and final round of chemo (Hopefully). She was discharged on the 11th. Now all we have to do is wait for her blood counts to drop and return to normal and pray for no fevers. Once her blood counts are within normal range they will do another MRI and Lumbar puncture and as long as they are clear she will be able to return home.

Julie's birthday in October 9th so I am hoping and praying that she will be able to be home to celebrate her 4th birthday with her ENTIRE FAMILY.

So I am not working as many hours and will do my best to keep in touch with Jen as she cares for Julie on her own so that I can leave updates in a more timely fashion.

Please continue to PRAY, because IT IS WORKING.

Thanks EVERYONE and God Bless,
Deidra Wolf aka Grammy