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.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Family Fun Night
May 17 - 23, 2010
Friday marked Family Fun Night at Alisha's school. After art class, we quickly ate and rushed to the school for various activities. The parents participated in silent auction to support the school, while the children entertained themselves with raffles, play structure, snack stations and movie.
On Saturday, Uncle Craig pulled kid duty and watched three kids as Mom was nominated as Woman of the Month by Real Women United. It was a very inspirational and emotional event as women came together to share their stories, triumphs, resources and encouragements. Afterwards, we went to watch Shrek Forever. Ashley was a little apprehensive at various darker scenes and begged to leave the movie theater. She still prefers the fairytale princess movies.
On Sunday, after Chinese school, we visited a long-time family friend and the girls had a play date with another 5-year old. Our family friend, Esther's brother was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia as an adult and was treated in Singapore. He received bone marrow transfusion from his brother and is doing well so far. We discussed about the emotional rollercoaster coping with an ill family member and gave each other hope that the worst is over. While the parents chatted, the girls put on a show with singing and dancing. Alisha resorted to boyish games as she buried her head in handheld video games.
Friday marked Family Fun Night at Alisha's school. After art class, we quickly ate and rushed to the school for various activities. The parents participated in silent auction to support the school, while the children entertained themselves with raffles, play structure, snack stations and movie.
On Saturday, Uncle Craig pulled kid duty and watched three kids as Mom was nominated as Woman of the Month by Real Women United. It was a very inspirational and emotional event as women came together to share their stories, triumphs, resources and encouragements. Afterwards, we went to watch Shrek Forever. Ashley was a little apprehensive at various darker scenes and begged to leave the movie theater. She still prefers the fairytale princess movies.
On Sunday, after Chinese school, we visited a long-time family friend and the girls had a play date with another 5-year old. Our family friend, Esther's brother was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia as an adult and was treated in Singapore. He received bone marrow transfusion from his brother and is doing well so far. We discussed about the emotional rollercoaster coping with an ill family member and gave each other hope that the worst is over. While the parents chatted, the girls put on a show with singing and dancing. Alisha resorted to boyish games as she buried her head in handheld video games.
Low Profile
May 10 - 16, 2010
After weeks of busy events, we all took a breather and stayed at home over the weekend. Alisha busily worked on her culture project for school, worked on the Grand Carousel lego set with Ashley and played Wii. On Sunday, we visited a very close family friend from Utah in Anaheim. Annette has been our American Mom when we first emigrated from Taiwan to Utah. She's very loving and warm and we still remember those holiday gatherings and wonderful memories we've shared.
As for school, Alisha was forced to return full-time by the Director of her school district. Talk about absurd! We were informed Monday afternoon as Alisha's in-home schooling teacher's last day of learning at home. Alisha's oncologists were not thrilled that a non-medical professional tried to play doctor and push Alisha back to school full-time. Luckily, the wonderful staff at her school were very supportive and flexible with Alisha's attendance. We were given plenty of time to slowly ease Alisha back to school full-time.
After weeks of busy events, we all took a breather and stayed at home over the weekend. Alisha busily worked on her culture project for school, worked on the Grand Carousel lego set with Ashley and played Wii. On Sunday, we visited a very close family friend from Utah in Anaheim. Annette has been our American Mom when we first emigrated from Taiwan to Utah. She's very loving and warm and we still remember those holiday gatherings and wonderful memories we've shared.
As for school, Alisha was forced to return full-time by the Director of her school district. Talk about absurd! We were informed Monday afternoon as Alisha's in-home schooling teacher's last day of learning at home. Alisha's oncologists were not thrilled that a non-medical professional tried to play doctor and push Alisha back to school full-time. Luckily, the wonderful staff at her school were very supportive and flexible with Alisha's attendance. We were given plenty of time to slowly ease Alisha back to school full-time.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Back to School
May 3 - 9, 2010
This was a busy week for Alisha. She received clearance from her oncologist to attend school on a modified schedule. After the CHOC Child Life Specialist came to talk with her classmates on Monday, Alisha return to school for the first time since her illness for a few hours on Wednesday. Her teacher had arranged for all her classmates to wear a cap on Alisha's first day to welcome her and show their support as she battles for her life. It was very touching to see how caring her teacher, students, parents and staff were. The transition back to school was smooth and we attribute it all to the advance preparation from everyone involved. By the time she was to be picked up from school, she did
not want to leave.
Alisha has been quite restless and begged to return to art class with Ashley to pass time, so she also attended art class on Friday and worked on a detailed drawing of a campsite. Since art/coloring/drawing is one of her passions, she was beyond thrilled to be back in class while working with one of her favorite art teachers, Miss Jenny. Ashley, on the other hand, napped for a few minutes in class and was a nuisance to Alisha - it was a rare incident since Alisha is usually the one who cannot focus in class.
On Saturday, Alisha might have been overwhelmed with what transpired during the week that she started complaining of a massive headache and a dull stomach ache. While celebrating Mother's Day for her Great-Grandmas, Grandma and Mom, she skipped dinner, doubled over in pain and fell asleep at the restaurant. We were all thankful that she slept well and woke up pain free.
On Sunday, Alisha returned to her Chinese class with Tzu Chi Foundation for the first time since the last school year. Coincidentally, Tzu Chi was celebrating Buddha's birthday on Mother's day, so we all witnessed a buddhist ceremony in the school courtyard and came back to the classroom where the moms were all presented with water, a rose and a card from her child.
Alisha's returns to schools and classes were positive and smooth. We are very grateful to all who had Alisha's best interest at heart!
This was a busy week for Alisha. She received clearance from her oncologist to attend school on a modified schedule. After the CHOC Child Life Specialist came to talk with her classmates on Monday, Alisha return to school for the first time since her illness for a few hours on Wednesday. Her teacher had arranged for all her classmates to wear a cap on Alisha's first day to welcome her and show their support as she battles for her life. It was very touching to see how caring her teacher, students, parents and staff were. The transition back to school was smooth and we attribute it all to the advance preparation from everyone involved. By the time she was to be picked up from school, she did
not want to leave.Alisha has been quite restless and begged to return to art class with Ashley to pass time, so she also attended art class on Friday and worked on a detailed drawing of a campsite. Since art/coloring/drawing is one of her passions, she was beyond thrilled to be back in class while working with one of her favorite art teachers, Miss Jenny. Ashley, on the other hand, napped for a few minutes in class and was a nuisance to Alisha - it was a rare incident since Alisha is usually the one who cannot focus in class.
On Saturday, Alisha might have been overwhelmed with what transpired during the week that she started complaining of a massive headache and a dull stomach ache. While celebrating Mother's Day for her Great-Grandmas, Grandma and Mom, she skipped dinner, doubled over in pain and fell asleep at the restaurant. We were all thankful that she slept well and woke up pain free.
On Sunday, Alisha returned to her Chinese class with Tzu Chi Foundation for the first time since the last school year. Coincidentally, Tzu Chi was celebrating Buddha's birthday on Mother's day, so we all witnessed a buddhist ceremony in the school courtyard and came back to the classroom where the moms were all presented with water, a rose and a card from her child.
Alisha's returns to schools and classes were positive and smooth. We are very grateful to all who had Alisha's best interest at heart!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Fishing
April 26 - May 2, 2010
CHOC held the 27th annual fishing event at Irvine Lake this Saturday. Volunteers from Irvine Lake and various fishing clubs joined forces in taking the patients out on a fishing adventure. Alisha woke up at 7am because she did not want to be late, wait and/or miss the boat for fishing. We arrived a few minutes after 8:30am when the event commenced and saw a line at the dock already. We sped through the registration process hoping that we weren't going to end up waiting too long. As we stood in line, a boat carrying about a dozen or so people had already left the dock. When we were gearing up, a fancy boat pulled up on the other side of the dock. We thought one of the two groups in front of us were going to board, but the boater waved for the four of us to board...we got lucky.
After a slow boat ride (speed limit was 5 mph), we stopped near the buoys by the dam and the boat owner, Eric commenced to teach the girls a trick or two about fishing (tying knots, baits and weight on the fishing rods). Fish loves to hide in the trees underwater to ensure a better chance of getting away if it is caught. There were a few times that the fishing hooks were caught in the twigs. After a few fish escaped their demise, Alisha finally caught her first fish - a bass. At Irvine Lake, bass is catch and release fish rather than catch and take home such as catfish and trout. We took several photos while Eric encouraged the girls to feel the teeth (felt like sandpaper) and the crushers of the large-mouth bass. Eric was brave and kissed the fish for good luck and ended up helping the girls catch another two.
On the ride back, Alisha and Ashley got an opportunity to drive the boat to the dock. The Irvine Lake included a play structure and a huge area for kids to run around, so the girls worked up an appetite for barbecue by climbing up and down the play structure. Fishing on the boat whet Alisha's appetite for more, so Uncle Craig attempted to secure a spot on the shoreline to teach the girls more about fishing. We had no idea fishing was such a popular past-time and the shoreline was completely occupied. We walked toward another dock hoping we can hear some miraculous consent of being able to fish off the dock and coincidentally ran into Eric. He kindly offered to take us out onto the boat again after he grabbed a bite.
CHOC presented Irvine Lake and various fishing clubs gigantic thank you cards from the patients for this wonderful event and gave the patients and siblings each a certificate for the event. Photos were taken and we were about to head back for more fishing when Eric privately presented Alisha with a brand new Shimano fishing rod. Alisha was so thrilled to receive her new gift and couldn't wait to use it. Our second trip out on the water was not as eventful as the first until Eric reeled in a 5 lb. 10 oz. mommy bass. We were all elated to see such a big catch, which was about half the length of the girls. Although we were all exhausted from the sun, it was a great adventure and the girls cannot wait for
their next fishing trip!
CHOC held the 27th annual fishing event at Irvine Lake this Saturday. Volunteers from Irvine Lake and various fishing clubs joined forces in taking the patients out on a fishing adventure. Alisha woke up at 7am because she did not want to be late, wait and/or miss the boat for fishing. We arrived a few minutes after 8:30am when the event commenced and saw a line at the dock already. We sped through the registration process hoping that we weren't going to end up waiting too long. As we stood in line, a boat carrying about a dozen or so people had already left the dock. When we were gearing up, a fancy boat pulled up on the other side of the dock. We thought one of the two groups in front of us were going to board, but the boater waved for the four of us to board...we got lucky.
After a slow boat ride (speed limit was 5 mph), we stopped near the buoys by the dam and the boat owner, Eric commenced to teach the girls a trick or two about fishing (tying knots, baits and weight on the fishing rods). Fish loves to hide in the trees underwater to ensure a better chance of getting away if it is caught. There were a few times that the fishing hooks were caught in the twigs. After a few fish escaped their demise, Alisha finally caught her first fish - a bass. At Irvine Lake, bass is catch and release fish rather than catch and take home such as catfish and trout. We took several photos while Eric encouraged the girls to feel the teeth (felt like sandpaper) and the crushers of the large-mouth bass. Eric was brave and kissed the fish for good luck and ended up helping the girls catch another two.
On the ride back, Alisha and Ashley got an opportunity to drive the boat to the dock. The Irvine Lake included a play structure and a huge area for kids to run around, so the girls worked up an appetite for barbecue by climbing up and down the play structure. Fishing on the boat whet Alisha's appetite for more, so Uncle Craig attempted to secure a spot on the shoreline to teach the girls more about fishing. We had no idea fishing was such a popular past-time and the shoreline was completely occupied. We walked toward another dock hoping we can hear some miraculous consent of being able to fish off the dock and coincidentally ran into Eric. He kindly offered to take us out onto the boat again after he grabbed a bite.
CHOC presented Irvine Lake and various fishing clubs gigantic thank you cards from the patients for this wonderful event and gave the patients and siblings each a certificate for the event. Photos were taken and we were about to head back for more fishing when Eric privately presented Alisha with a brand new Shimano fishing rod. Alisha was so thrilled to receive her new gift and couldn't wait to use it. Our second trip out on the water was not as eventful as the first until Eric reeled in a 5 lb. 10 oz. mommy bass. We were all elated to see such a big catch, which was about half the length of the girls. Although we were all exhausted from the sun, it was a great adventure and the girls cannot wait for
their next fishing trip!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Goofy's Kitchen
April 19-25, 2010
This past weekend was quite busy, which started off with the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) Carnival. The Kiwanis organization hosted this function and invited patients at CHOC and their family members to attend. We had no idea about the number of activities and booths created by different school clubs belonging to Kiwanis that took part in making this event happen. The objective for the kids was to collect as many tickets as possible through various games and trade those tickets in for prizes. Ashley had no interest in collecting tickets. She was all about face painting, tattoos, making crowns, stringing bracelets, etc. Alisha, on the other hand, ran from booth to booth to ensure her tickets accumulated while playing with pond fishing. She went from this weak girly toss and throw to winding it up for some of these games.
Ashley's 5th birthday was celebrated again in style at one of Disneyland Hotel's restaurant - Goofy's Kitchen. The celebration started with pictures taken with the sous-chef, Pluto. Then, we proceeded to help ourselves to the magnificent lunch buffet filled with awkward menu items such as peanut butter pizzas and Mickey Mouse shaped waffles. The buffet wouldn't be complete without the characters rounding each table for interaction and photo opportunities. Goofy, Baloo (bear from the Jungle Book), Chip, Dale, Jasmine and Snow White. We remembered to bring our Disney Princess signature book and the girls were so excited to fill all the blank pages with various signatures from the characters and photo holder with the various characters on the opposing page. The waiters and waitresses brought a cupcake with Mickey Mouse sprinkles and sang 'Happy Birthday' to Ashley. Although it was a special day for Ashley, Alisha was inspired by a 21-year old girl sitting at the adjacent table who is currently receiving more chemotherapy after battling cancer for 13 years. The girl had 54 MRIs, many rounds of chemo and radiation, but was surprisingly upbeat and positive. She encouraged Alisha to focus on the bright side and said that God has plans for each of us regardless of what happens. By the way, Goofy was chased and attacked by the kids, but he fought a hard battle playing swords with the girls. We visited the Lego store at Downtown Disney, checked out new sets of Legos and found the Grand Carousel set discounted due to the box being mangled. As a promise, Ashley received that set from the birthday monies she amassed.
On Sunday, we were invited to attend a quarterly function hosted by Kristie's Foundation. Here's a support group that meets every six weeks to get parents to interact and bond through common grounds while volunteers entertain the children. It is a wonderful organization that focuses on the optimistic side of the ugly childhood diseases rather than dwelling on the grim prospects. We met a family whose 4-year-old was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, gone through surgery to remove the tumor and many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. During some of the radiation treatments, she remained in total isolation for a week while her parents can only see her through a reflective mirror. We are thankful that Alisha's treatment does not involve radiation and pray for full recovery for these other children. The girls made butterflies, picture frames, ran around the park and rode on the train at Irvine Park. Alisha even showed off her skills on the hula hoop. We can't wait for their next event! Alisha completed her ferris wheel Lego set, which spins around by itself with batteries.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Claire's 4th Birthday Party
April 13 - 18, 2010
Alisha is slowly regaining her strength with physical activities, but is still not able to keep up with other kids. Being home bound and sedentary for the last eight months, her muscles have atrophied. Sometimes, she feels a bit discouraged since she has always been the fastest runner at her school. With that said, she tries very hard to keep up with speedy Ashley and forces herself to run. She competes with Ashley whenever she has enough energy to do so. Alisha builds her stamina playing tennis and could spend hours hitting balls - she doesn't do a lot of running, but she tries to hit the balls.
Alisha is slowly regaining her strength with physical activities, but is still not able to keep up with other kids. Being home bound and sedentary for the last eight months, her muscles have atrophied. Sometimes, she feels a bit discouraged since she has always been the fastest runner at her school. With that said, she tries very hard to keep up with speedy Ashley and forces herself to run. She competes with Ashley whenever she has enough energy to do so. Alisha builds her stamina playing tennis and could spend hours hitting balls - she doesn't do a lot of running, but she tries to hit the balls.
One of our close family friends hosted a birthday party for their 4 year old, Claire at a park. At first, we weren't going to go, but Alisha's blood result came back quite positive, so we ended up attending the party. Luckily, it was at a park with plenty of breathing room, so Alisha was not in close proximity to other children. Tinkerbell arrived with a bag of tricks where the little ones played with parachute, bubble blowing, balloon twisting and face painting. Other than the various park apparatus, the girls ran around chasing after one another. As the kids line up to pick their party favor, Ashley of course grabbed the Winnie-the-Pooh water cup as she is more into dressing up and playing with princesses. Alisha went for the watergun and immediately asked for a bottle of water, which we refused knowing that she will use it to fill up the watergun. Leave it up to childhood ingenuity, she found the water fountain, filled her watergun and started attacking Ashley and wetting the mushroom seats at the park.
Legos are progressing well. She combined Green Grocer and Corner Cafe and is eagerly working on the Ferris Wheel. Her motivation (not that she needs one when it comes to Legos) is to watch the Ferris Wheel spin. Other than the Legos, the girls worked on their latest culinary creation - tomato basil salad with onions. Although Alisha's appetite has not been stellar of late, she usually eats what she prepares herself.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Chef-for-a-Day
April 12, 2010
The girls were in
vited to be Chef-for-a-Day at Maggiano's South Coast Plaza. They had the traditional chef outfit waiting for them upon their arrival with the monogram of the restaurant sewn on it. Alisha remarked that she now looks like Emeril Lagasse with a chef outfit. We first took a tour of the kitchen with a number of large refrigerators containing frozen products. The Executive Chef, Kevin Gilbert gave the girls a quick chat about the rules inside the kitchen and showed them importance of hand washing.
vited to be Chef-for-a-Day at Maggiano's South Coast Plaza. They had the traditional chef outfit waiting for them upon their arrival with the monogram of the restaurant sewn on it. Alisha remarked that she now looks like Emeril Lagasse with a chef outfit. We first took a tour of the kitchen with a number of large refrigerators containing frozen products. The Executive Chef, Kevin Gilbert gave the girls a quick chat about the rules inside the kitchen and showed them importance of hand washing.The first dessert they made white / chocolate chip cookies, which were put in the ov
en to bake for about 10 minutes. Next, they worked on the apple crostada where they scooped the pre-marinated apples with cinnamons on top of the dough, folded them, brushed the top layer with light frosting and topped it off with granulated sugar sprinkles. While the apple crostadas are baking, they worked on frosting the chocolate zuccotto cake as well as mastering the spin on the cake tray in order to create the design on the chocolate frosting. As the final dessert, they dipped the lemon cookies in the frosting, wiped the excess frosting off and placed it on the dessert tray. Each of them decorate and presented their masterpiece with raspberries. The cooking experience was so much fun and Alisha could not stop smiling. It has been a nice change of pace to see her so elated and passionate about cooking.
en to bake for about 10 minutes. Next, they worked on the apple crostada where they scooped the pre-marinated apples with cinnamons on top of the dough, folded them, brushed the top layer with light frosting and topped it off with granulated sugar sprinkles. While the apple crostadas are baking, they worked on frosting the chocolate zuccotto cake as well as mastering the spin on the cake tray in order to create the design on the chocolate frosting. As the final dessert, they dipped the lemon cookies in the frosting, wiped the excess frosting off and placed it on the dessert tray. Each of them decorate and presented their masterpiece with raspberries. The cooking experience was so much fun and Alisha could not stop smiling. It has been a nice change of pace to see her so elated and passionate about cooking.Ed Unangst, the General Manager was so generous where he comped our dinner and packed all the desserts that the girls made home with us, which included the huge and rich choloate zuccotto cake. Alisha couldn't be happier while talking nonstop about the wonderful opportunity to cook inside a famous kitchen.
Event-full Week
April 5 - 11, 2010
Other than 
the head-shaving event this Wednesday, Angels Baseball Team donated about 600-700 tickets to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in order to allow new Wish child and his/her family along with volunteers to attend one of their games this Thursday. The Angels played against the Minnesota Twins. Alisha was super excited as this is her first baseball game. She was very involved and asked what every acronym meant (HR, RBI, R, H, E, LOB, etc.). Ashley, unfortunately was a bit restless after she ran out of things to ask to eat. Baseball is surely not up her alley. We were able to convince her to stay through the seventh-inning stretch since it's one of the songs she picked up at school. Alisha, on the other hand, did not want to leave. Much to her chagrin, we had to take off before Ashley threw a tantrum.
the head-shaving event this Wednesday, Angels Baseball Team donated about 600-700 tickets to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in order to allow new Wish child and his/her family along with volunteers to attend one of their games this Thursday. The Angels played against the Minnesota Twins. Alisha was super excited as this is her first baseball game. She was very involved and asked what every acronym meant (HR, RBI, R, H, E, LOB, etc.). Ashley, unfortunately was a bit restless after she ran out of things to ask to eat. Baseball is surely not up her alley. We were able to convince her to stay through the seventh-inning stretch since it's one of the songs she picked up at school. Alisha, on the other hand, did not want to leave. Much to her chagrin, we had to take off before Ashley threw a tantrum.
On Friday, it was Ashley's birthday. We were able to celebrate her big day first at school. With the traditional birthday circle, Ashley shared her childhood photos by age and treated all the kids in her class to colorful cupcakes. Although we did not host a birthday party, she was given plenty of presents and had her very own Hello Kitty birthday cake! Needless to say, Ashley was thrilled to be the center of attention while sharing her toys with her sister.
Since the 
baseball game on Thursday had to be cut short, Alisha's pseudo-uncle, Craig purchased tickets to another Angels baseball game on Saturday. The special give-away was a Rally Monkey lunchbox, which will come in handy when we the girls have their individual lunchbox full of picnic munchies for the summer outdoor concerts. The seats were in the nose-bleed section, but we had great view behind home plate. Again, Alisha was very focused on the game while Ashley became antsy. We did stay until the very end of the game as we walked toward the parking lot at the bottom of the 8th to avoid a huge crowd.
baseball game on Thursday had to be cut short, Alisha's pseudo-uncle, Craig purchased tickets to another Angels baseball game on Saturday. The special give-away was a Rally Monkey lunchbox, which will come in handy when we the girls have their individual lunchbox full of picnic munchies for the summer outdoor concerts. The seats were in the nose-bleed section, but we had great view behind home plate. Again, Alisha was very focused on the game while Ashley became antsy. We did stay until the very end of the game as we walked toward the parking lot at the bottom of the 8th to avoid a huge crowd.All in all, Alisha had a full week that included another visit at her best friend, Angela's house on Sunday.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Noble Cause
April 7, 2010
Ever since Alisha was diagnosed with leukemia, her pseudo-Uncle, Craig had made a promise to allow her to shave his head when she loses all her hair and stay shaved until she starts to grow her hair back. Luckily for Craig, Alisha took about seven months to go bald while most cancer patients going through chemotherapy take around two months to lose their locks. Additionally, her hair has already started to grow back - the peach fuzz feel.
A few months ago, Craig was praying that Alisha is one of those kids whose hair just thins out, but the intensity of her chemo knocked most of it out last month. Craig and his dear friend, John joined in on this noble cause to honor and support Alisha in her journey to beat leukemia. As Alisha prepares for her artwork (she had hello Kitty in mind), Craig and John bravely braced for how it will turn out. Alisha was a quick study and carefully designed and gave Craig the Friar Tuck look - huge bald spot on the top with a border of hair around the back of the head/neck and the side while John's look was more feminine involving a sun and later a flower with stem. John's 4-year-old son, JP also joined in on this great cause and asked for his head to be shaved too!
Alisha meticulously worked on her designs while thoroughly enjoying herself with laughters in between the shaving. Alisha also had a trimming to even out her peach fuzz, so the hair would come in all one length. Although Alisha had been apprehensive about going bald, she is taking advantage of the benefits of being bald - no hassle in the morning, no hair drying after shampooing, no more tangles, no more bad hair days! She has definitely taken her baldness into strides. We are all very appreciative of what Craig, John and JP and done to keep Alisha company and are truly thankful how much she is loved!
Ever since Alisha was diagnosed with leukemia, her pseudo-Uncle, Craig had made a promise to allow her to shave his head when she loses all her hair and stay shaved until she starts to grow her hair back. Luckily for Craig, Alisha took about seven months to go bald while most cancer patients going through chemotherapy take around two months to lose their locks. Additionally, her hair has already started to grow back - the peach fuzz feel.
A few months ago, Craig was praying that Alisha is one of those kids whose hair just thins out, but the intensity of her chemo knocked most of it out last month. Craig and his dear friend, John joined in on this noble cause to honor and support Alisha in her journey to beat leukemia. As Alisha prepares for her artwork (she had hello Kitty in mind), Craig and John bravely braced for how it will turn out. Alisha was a quick study and carefully designed and gave Craig the Friar Tuck look - huge bald spot on the top with a border of hair around the back of the head/neck and the side while John's look was more feminine involving a sun and later a flower with stem. John's 4-year-old son, JP also joined in on this great cause and asked for his head to be shaved too!
Alisha meticulously worked on her designs while thoroughly enjoying herself with laughters in between the shaving. Alisha also had a trimming to even out her peach fuzz, so the hair would come in all one length. Although Alisha had been apprehensive about going bald, she is taking advantage of the benefits of being bald - no hassle in the morning, no hair drying after shampooing, no more tangles, no more bad hair days! She has definitely taken her baldness into strides. We are all very appreciative of what Craig, John and JP and done to keep Alisha company and are truly thankful how much she is loved!
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