Wednesday, May 26, 2010

AST/ALT

May 24 - 28, 2010

Alisha had another round of chemotherapy on Tuesday. She was elated that this hospital visit did not include procedural sedation. Overall, her oncologist was pleased with her progress; however, as a parent, her liver enzymes are at the highest ever. Certain indicators from her blood results are a cause for concern. We are crossing our fingers hoping that long-term side effects will not get a hold of her active lifestyle. Alisha was extremely happy that she grew .8 centimeters within the last month. She had not grown since the onset of her illness.

She has always been one of the tallest kids in her classroom, but with the chemotherapy and drugs, her growth has been stunted. Thankfully, we hope the end of the intense treatment in late March will mark the end of no growth. Her grandparents remarked that with her energy level, no one is going to believe that she is undergoing treatment. Alisha played at the park after school and rode her bike for quite a while. She also wishes to go fishing in the near future using her new fishing pole. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't cooperated, but we plan on going soon.

Rest of the week...to be continued.

1 comment:

  1. I'm with the grandparents. Her energy level is really amazing! :)

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