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Project Souza Family
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Souza Family
PO Box 28272
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

This blog was created by friends as a way for the Souzas to share Taylor's progress with us. Kristen and Sean have not asked for financial help, but their medical bills coupled with Kristen's loss of income is truly overwhelming. They are so appreciative of ALL of the different types of support they have received and are more grateful than you can know. Thank you!
Taylor is a beautiful, vibrant three-year-old girl who was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. On June 18th, Taylor began an 8-10 month hospital stay. This blog will detail her journey back to good health!


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Day 7 of Round 4. Taylor has one more dose of chemotherapy for this round. She will receive her chemotherapy tonight at 10:30 pm. This medication is the study medication that she is on. She received one dose in her first round of treatment. The first time she received the medication she vomited quite a bit. Tonight she will be given Tylenol, Benadryl, and Zofran to help with any possible reaction and nausea. The chemotherapy has to be covered in a bag to protect if from any light so it is good that it will be given at night!! How scary is that....the drug can't be exposed to any light but we are pumping it into her system!!! After tonight her chemotherapy will be over. So...we wait. Her counts are still high right now. They dropped alot from yesterday to today so we are thinking they will drop alot more again tomorrow.

She felt pretty good today. She is eating a little bit....not normal amounts but at least getting something. She had a really rough night last night. She/I have been awake since 4:00 am!! They came in to do vitals and a blood draw at 4:00 and woke her up and she would not go back to sleep. So...she is extremely tired. I went home for a couple of hours to do laundry and take Savannah to get her H1N1 vaccination. Taylor had a great time playing with Papa and Grandma Renee. She is really tired and already in bed watching TV. I hope she falls asleep....she needs the rest.

I will let you all know how tonight goes.....pray for the best. I also ran into Elijah's mom. He is still in the PICU but holding his own....please keep praying for Elijah.

Thanks,
Kristen
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  1. AnonymousOctober 27, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    Thanks for the update Kristen. I will be praying that Taylor continues to do "ok" with this round. I know having to wait for her counts to drop has got to be scary, as there is so much "junk" flying around! Taylor has so many people praying for her and thinking positive thoughts! She is one tough cookie and so are you!

    I hope she is restfuly comfortably and that you get some MUCH deserved rest too! Hang in there! The prayers are on over-drive for Taylor, as well as Elijah.

    God Bless,
    Liz-Takeda, CO

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  2. AnonymousOctober 27, 2009 at 8:49 PM

    Resting comfortable that is! :)

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  3. AnonymousOctober 27, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    Taylor,
    Just a few more hours and you will be done with your last dose of chemotherapy. Wow such a big accomplishment for a brave little girl. We are thinking of you and your family as always.

    Sweet dreams princess,
    Jenn, Brad, Addy and Chase

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  4. AnonymousOctober 27, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    Hi Taylor,
    I'm glad to hear you are having so much fun with your grandma and papa! I hope you and mommy get some rest tonight and the chemo medicine doesn't make you feel yucky!

    Kristen, Thanks for the bike tip...once Troy adjusted the seat, tightened the handlebars and sprayed some W-D 40 on the chain, he is riding like a champ. Oops, guess we figured a new bike would be in better shape, no wonder the poor kid couldn't ride it! :-)

    Hoping Taylor gets through this last does tonight without side affects and her body reacts appropriately to this chemo.

    Always thinking of you, sending hugs and smiles for a good night and good day tomorrow!

    Love,
    Laurie T

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  5. AnonymousOctober 28, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Hi Taylor,

    I am so glad that you had so much fun with your papa!! I love looking at pictures of you...you look so pretty and so strong. I know that you feel yucky, but please know that we are all thinking about you and praying for you everyday! I know that your Mommy told you that I was running a race for you to help make your blood better...I will be running in two weeks! I promise I will send you pictures when we are done. Also, your book is almost done! I cannot wait to show it to you. Keep smiling little princess and get some good sleep.

    We love you.

    Your friend,
    Suzy

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