Day 292 – Tuesday 26 October, 2010
Emily finished round 2 of her Antibody Therapy on Friday morning and recovered within 24 hours. As horrible as the treatment is, fortunately she bounces back quickly, unlike chemo where she would get home and bottom out, spiking temps, vomiting and often ending up back in hospital.
Emily felt well enough to attend her classmate’s Halloween themed birthday party on Saturday (she went as a vampire). She went to school for a half day today and coped really well. She was comfortable in not wearing a hat to school and said that if anyone commented on the tube in her nose, “I’ll tell them that I put spaghetti pasta up my nose and sellotaped it to my cheek!”
Round 3 of the Antibody Therapy commences on November 15th so the next three weeks will be relatively ‘normal’ and she will go to school as much as she can. Two rounds down, three to go!
We are constantly keeping the bigger picture in mind. Statistically this therapy will boost Em’s chances of survival from 20% to 66%. Ultimately this still means that 34% relapse so we ever hopeful of a cure. However, as research continues, these statistics can only get better. Keep fighting Em, not long to go now!
Kath
Natasha
November 1, 2010 @ 9:45 pm
Hi Em and Kath,
Hello my beautiful girls. You are both so strong and an inspiration. Keep going lovely’s. You are both truly amazing. Thinking of you from Aus and sending you sunshine and rainbows.
Kisses and hugs.
Aunty Fliss
October 29, 2010 @ 10:06 pm
Oh Emily
You are such a hero in my eyes, you are so amazing! Don’t forget Uncle Steve Keanan, Jake and I love you so much. Always in our hearts.:)
tina evans
October 28, 2010 @ 7:54 am
Glad to hear that you are having some kind of normality as a family, whereby Emily is attending school. You are nearly half way through treatment Emily, and i hear that you are doing fabulous,,,,,,,keep on going as you are. Hope you enjoyed the birthday party. Don’t forget folks that Emily doesn’t do relapses as she goes from strength to strength. Saying “hi” to Grandma Sherilyn and Grampy Tom and will write soon.
Tina Xxx
Deanne Holland
October 27, 2010 @ 8:17 pm
Emily ~ we love your sense of humour about nose spaghetti!!
Must be a great feeling to be able to get back into school life again, we hope you are enjoying every minute of it!
Kath and Gary, we know that you will be loving having your family back together and seeing Em head off to school on her good days.
Stay strong, you have come so far in your journey that now that light at the end of the tunnel is nearing in sight!
Love and strength always
Deanne and Dean xx
KATHY
October 27, 2010 @ 4:38 pm
Thats great news you are home Emily.
You will enjoy school and your classmates once more.
Halloween party sounded fun too!!
Your brothers and sisters will be pleased to have you around home again, bet little Luke is growing ever so fast.
Just thinking of you all and wishing you joyous times together for the next few weeks.
Christmas isnt far away
Rainbow hugs
The Kesselers XXXXXX