Ariya is known around the hospital as miss smiley. She has throughout her journey, had an amazing happy disposition and says hello to everyone. Her smile is what gets people and we couldn’t be more proud of her. She loves the Wiggles, Sesame street, Music, Dancing, People…We were lucky enough to get to see the Wiggles. And even more so a friend of a friend arranged a meet an greet which was so special to us all. She had a blast!
Ariya has gone through countless pokes, prodes, sedations, scans, ultrasounds, xrays etc.. Since she was 6 months old when we first noticed her puffy eye. From then we have had to fight to get answers which came at the age of 10 months with her Neuroblastoma diagnosis. Ariya had 6 rounds of chemo (all in hospital stays), 8 blood transfusions, 4 platelet transfusions, two surgeries, 8 or so ER trips all for fevers, one resulting in a very scary experience of a blood line infection. She has a low immune system. Eating is a challenge, as she missed an important window of learning to eat and relied heavily on feeding tube.
This has been a constant roller coaster. Its crazy how quickly things can change. We have many blessings too though. We get to know some amazing families and kids going through similar experiences. Ariya is proof that anyone can move moutains no matter your battle, whether you big or small, as long as you put all your heart and soul in each moment.
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