June 2011 Visit To UCSF TESTS

Abigail will have her central line removed sometime around july 14th. her blood engraftment came back at 100% donor. now they will check her bone marrow. she had a slight bloody nose this morning which worried me but i knew her blood counts were good so i had to say to myself she can get a bloody nose and still be healthy. i am going to worry about every cold and cough and bloody nose for a long time. we are going on 10 months and dr dvorak says it is a good sign she has made it this far. well goodnight all

written by Candice Courtemanche

June 2011 During the Full Moon Eclipse on 15th

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 12:14 PM

sorry to everyone for the delay in updates. abigail is doing wonderful! june 2nd marked 9 months since her third transplant and she is still disease free. her blood work is awesome. we are in san francisco for her check up tomorrow, some IVIG. she is so close to being off isolation she can't wait! her 11th birthday is june 28th. so exciting, we can't believe how time flies. she has been going through all of this now for 3 years. strong girl, she has had to grow up the last 3 years in and out of hospitals. but we finally see a light at the end of a long tunnel. she is not completely out of the woods yet, but with every month that goes by i know for sure we will get there. thank you to everyone who prayed and supported us through it all. i will try not to make the updates so far apart, as i know everyone wants to know how she is doing.

Mariah Carey - Hero

In the midst of Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Fallout... I am 100 % Donor

7 Months have gone by since the Transplant!

Quick update, Abigail is doing excellent! almost 7 months have passed since her transplant, just recently she had a bone marrow biopsy which showed no signs of her disease and she is still 100% donor. the docs are very happy with her progress. keep praying, cause god is working on a miracle.  Candice (Mom)

March 2011 is no fun for me

Quote from Abigail:
"uuuhhh i hate medicine, my broviac, haveing to be on isolation amd the rest of the stuff nobody wants. i am exsausted and want to ge to bed but i just cant....!!!! my eyes r burning some one call the fire department!!! WATCH OUT THERE IS FIRE COMEING OUT MY EYES!!! HAHAHA!!! Why was 6 afraid of 7??..... BECAUSE 7 8 9, GET IT 7 ATE 9 HAHA. Oh and for those of u that have kids or any family member that is younger than 8 i have bad news for them they r going to be 8 be fore they turn nine!!!! get it they wont even turn 9 cause they will be aten ha i am funny!!!!! LOV YA'LL HOLLA TO UR BOYS AND GIRLS FOR ME!!!!!!!!"

Abbi's health update as of Sunday, February 13, 2011

3:33 PM, PST

i haven't been doing much updating lately, Abbi is doing great. she received her second dose of donor cells on the 10th of February. these donor cells are hopefully supposed to help her immune system recover quicker. we will be so happy when she can stop this medicine and go back to school. she has lost some weight, so if she doesn't try to gain at least a pound or two by the 23rd, her next visit, they will give her another med. to stimulate her appetite. it is not easy to get someone to eat who doesn't want to plus she now wants to be a vegetarian. but the docs said it was OK as long as she was getting her protein elsewhere, eggs, yogurt, milk etc. so i am trying by buying whole milk instead of 2 percent, to add extra calories. carnation instant breakfast shakes add more calories. and keeping track of what she eats and track of her weight helps. well she has never really been a great eater, she has her good days and bad. but she will get there. she is playing with her friend now so i will go, everyone have a great day.  Mom/Candice