Mia has had a pretty tough week so far. She received a transfusion on Friday and then another one along with platlets on Monday. On Tuesday, she had her 3rd spinal tap of this cycle along with 2 1/2 hours of chemo as well. Needless to say it was a long and tough day for her. Yesterday was a rough day because she was very nauesous and irritable. We are still trying to find the right combination of drugs to help with nausea and the doctor was surprised that she has been so nauseous.
Mia qualified for early intervention yesterday. This a great step in the right direction to help improve her motor skills. She has already made a lot progress on own but definitely needs the extra assistance.
Mia has also enjoyed playing and being around her brothers. She's upset when they go to school and sits on the bottom step by the door and looks for them! She also likes playing with our dog, Lance during the day and gets mad at him when he is sleeping which is most of the day!
Next Tuesday is her last spinal tap of this cycle. Then, we wait until her WBC and other numbers return to normal before beginning the 2nd half of this phase. It will be an exact repeat of this month minus the spinal taps. The injections and oral medication she was on for the first 14 days of this month were really tough on her so we are not looking forward to that.
All of her spinal taps and blood work results have showed no leukemic blasts which is great that her body is no longer making cancer cells. Now we just pray that this cycle can get rid of the 2.5% left in her bone marrow so that we avoid a different 3rd phase of treatment!
