Avery was a very healthy and athletic little girl. She was a competitive gymnast and was going to 6 hours of gymnastics a week, she played every sport and loved to be outside. Avery also is a great skier and was skiing three days before her diagnosis. On the day of her diagnosis, she was in school and there were no reported concerns. Avery had random night fevers and some small nosebleeds. She was the girl who would NOT sit still from the second she woke up until she went to bed. She had more energy than any little girl I knew. Avery loved going to school, friend gathering, and being with her family. This diagnosis has crushed her soul and changed her life completely.
We have been at the hospital since her diagnosis, leaving our 4-year-old son with family members. Avery has had several Lumbar Punctures (twice a week) and had a Bone Marrow Transplant. Avery will have several more procedures in the upcoming weeks. We struggle a lot financially, emotionally, and mentally with everything during these procedures.
Avery’s life went from practices, school, play, etc to laying in a hospital bed not being able to move. We have a 4-year-old son who is without his parents most of the week and only sees them once a week. We have had to modify our work schedules to accommodate being in the hospital. We have a long road of chemotherapy, appointments, procedures, long nights, etc. Our lives have completely changed in a matter of minutes.
Avery is strong and is fighting every day and has processed everything better than any adult. She is amazing!
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