Donations can also be made at any Wells Fargo branch:
Project Souza Family
Account number 186-527-1579
Or you can mail a check to
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!


Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Hello all - Happy Wednesday. Taylor went into the clinic today for her bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture. Her lumbar puncture came back clean with no evidence of leukemia cells. She received a large dose of chemotherapy today in her spine again as a precaution. Her bone marrow aspiration showed less than 3 percent "blast" (leukemia) cells which means that she is able to start Round 4 next Wednesday. This is great news. Last round, it took her bone marrow 3 1/2 weeks to be at an acceptable level, so this time she recovered much faster. She is scheduled for admission at PCH on October 14th at 3:00. Round 4 is the toughest round of chemotherapy she will receive. They say the average length of stay for this round is around 50 days....my goal is to have her out in 40 days!!! She will be in the hospital for her birthday which stinks!!! But.......we are just excited that she recovered quickly this round. I am anxious to get back in (who would have ever thought I would say that) and get this next round over!!!

She had a tough day today. She threw up a couple of times after her procedures and had a hard time waking up. She was really stiff and in pain this afternoon. I hated to do it, but I made her get up and walk around quite a bit. They say that moving around is the best thing to prevent soreness. I gave her a dose of pain medicine at bedtime so hopefully she will feel better in the AM.

Grandma is staying with the girls tomorrow....I am going back to work for the next 3 days!!!

I will post more later. Thank you for your prayers!!

Kristen
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  1. AnonymousOctober 7, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    So glad to hear the great news! If you say your goal is to get her out in 40 days I have no doubt that you will do it! You guys are amazing!
    Continued prayers!
    krista

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  2. AnonymousOctober 7, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    Kristen,
    Yes!!! 40 days is the goal; however it is so difficult to believe that she will be in for that long. We are all with you, praying for you and thinking about you every minute of every day. You are incredible and I continue to be amazed by your strength through this.
    xoxo
    Suzy

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  3. AnonymousOctober 7, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    Great job Taylor! So happy to hear that the test results are on track!

    Please continue to treasure every moment at home including your neighborhood "early Halloween" for Taylor! I forgot to ask what the girls will be this year???

    I know 50 days in an eternity, but if anyone can get through it successfully and fast, it is you guys!

    Stay strong, you are amazing!

    with lots of love,
    Laurie T

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  4. AnonymousOctober 8, 2009 at 7:41 AM

    WHAAAAAAAAWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Such wonderful news!!!! Taylor is a little Rockstar w/ a total Superstar Mommy!!!! It was SOOOO nice to see you guys on Tuesday-I was missing my Souza girl time!!

    Geez 40-50 days in the hospital sounds like loads of fun.....we'll try our hardest to keep it interesting for you both!!! You all continue to amaze me every day-love you all so much!!!
    XOXO
    Jess

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