Hello Everyone! I felt it was about time to update everyone on the progress of my sweet little niece Kelsi who is battling Neuroblastoma cancer. Last week a scan displayed no visible cancer tumors in her body!! It is a miracle how her little body has responded to her treatment. Though this is wonderful news, Kelsi still has a long road ahead of her. Last week she finished her last round of chemo (this last dose was a series of extremely aggressive chemotherapy drugs to kill any potentially remaining cancer cells.) And today, in just a few hours, she will be receving a stem cell transplant.
Her parents wrote this in today's email update to family and friends:
The actual transplant is a procedure where they give Kelsi her own stem cells through her hickman line. They have to give them to her while they are still cold so the cells won't die. The coldness and the gel they are in will make her sick and hurt, but they say it should just last half an hour. Then over the next few days as her old cells die off, these new cells will come in and start to mature and grow and take over. They say every child is different as to the time frame for that to happen. They have told us to expect her to be very sick for about a week.
So friends, at this time, please continue your prayers for this little doll and her family. Please pray that her body will continue to respond well to the treatment, and that the stem cell transplant will be a success. Please pray for continued strength and comfort for the family.
Thank you so very much.
xo,
Pamela
p.s. Thank you to all those who have emailed me in the past to let me know of your prayers for Kelsi. You have no idea how much we appreciate it. {hugs}
